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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:

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN KWASSI <kwassijohn2@bol.com.br>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 16:05:22 -0300
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?=EF=BB=BFAttn=3A_Dear_good_friend=2C?=

Attn: Dear good friend,

My name is, Mr. JOHN KWASSI. I am from Ivoiry Coast, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, in West Africa. I am a banker. It is true we do not know or have seen each other in person before. With our full trust, believe, understanding and having much confident to each other, it cannot stop us to go into this very profitable business transaction together.

I have this very business transaction I want to execute with you here in our bank. I am contacting you to come into the business as the real hire. Which I will use my good positions here in our bank, as the founder and initiator to make you to be. I have big Sum of money which I want you to claim here in our bank and help me invest my own share in your country after the business has been done and I be there with you in your country to share the funds in accordance to the percentage we will agree together.

I alone know about the existence / the secrets of this very busines s. But before I further disclose the full detail procedures to you, I will like to know your full interest, willingness and your capability to assist me in this very lucrative business transaction. It is 100% RISK FREE.

If you are interested, willing and capable to handle it, kindly get back to me for more confidential detail procedures on how it will be executed with our bank without any atom of problem. Even though you are not interested, do keep every thing highly secrete and confidential.
 
Thanks for your understandings.

Your good friend,

Mr. JOHN KWASSI.

 

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