419 scam: ann kou <annkou200@msn.com> I bring greetings to you in the name of God

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand american dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ann kou <annkou200@msn.com>
Reply-To: <annkoumassi@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:42:49 +0000
Subject: I bring greetings to you in the name of God

FROM: Miss ann Dear God's elect, I bring greetings to you in the name of God Please permit me to inform you about my desire of going into a business relationship with you. I have the believe that you will be honest,responsible and a trustworthy person that I can do business with, from the little information I gathered so far about you during my search for a partner and I want to ask for your kind and sincere assistance, though I have not met you before but I believe one have to trust and confide in someone in order to succeed in life. I am Miss ann ;19 years old and the only daughter of my late Mother Mrs. vivian koumassi. It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture; there is this huge amount of money Eight Million,Five Hundred Thousand American Dollars (($8,500,000)) which my late mother Mrs vivian koumassi. a very rich,Coffee/Cocoa merchant woman based in Abidjan the Economic Capital city of Cote d'Ivoire, deposited for me as her only Daughter in a commercial bank before she was assasinated by unknown persons in the political crises in our country. Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside this country for security purposes. The people that assasinated my late mother are now in plan to kill me. I want you to help me to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the following below, Or to establish in any investment of your choice. The people that assasinated my late mother are now in plan to kill me to take away everything that belongs to my late mother. 1). Telecommunication2). International School3). Five star hotel4). Real Estate5). Charity organization If you can be of assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you a good amount of 15% of the total sum, while 5% will be for miscellaneous expenses incurred during the transaction. Please I want you to have the confident this transaction is genuine and legitimate. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded I am waiting for immediate response. My regards, Thanks and God bless you Sincerely MISS. Ann Koumassi NB: I suggest that you handle this matterConfidentiality in light of the degrading socio-politicalsituation we are currently living in our country. Please check the news for more details: (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12010412)

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