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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Kouma Tia <ty578b@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:31:03 +0000
Subject: Tia
Hello I am sending this massage to you because i need your Godly assistance to my critical situation. I am Tia Kouma, son of former military head of states of Ivory Coast,General Richard Kouma. My father was a respectable business man who deals in cocoa and gold business before his sudden death. Sadly he died mysteriously on the business trips abroad in 12th February 2012.
I suspect my dad uncle to be the one who masterminded the death of my dad because he traveled with him for the business trip and came back alive while my dad never did. Before my dad traveled he told me that he has the amount of $ 7.2 Million (seven million two hundred thousand U.S. dollars) he deposited in a bank here in Cote d'ivoire to be giving to me when i turn 20 in age.My dad uncle has been hunting my life to kill me since he knew i would turn 20 this year 2014.I need your help to move this money far from this devils' reach and help me save it so i can get through with my education.
If you help me save my inheritance, when I'll come over to your country to meet with you,I promise to let you keep 25% of the amount transfered and You will also benefit from any investment made with my part.
Once I receive your reply I will give you more vital information on how to make this transaction.
Yours faithfully,Tia Kouma.
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