419 scam: Amouha Louis <amouhalouis@msn.com> From Ms. Amouha Louis

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Amouha Louis <amouhalouis@msn.com>
Reply-To: <amouhalouis@outlook.fr>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 03:34:21 +0000
Subject: From Ms. Amouha Louis

Good Day To You Over There
First and foremost, I want to apologize to my intrusion your privacy.
My name is Amouha Louis, the Framework Accounting Department in a Bank in Ivory Coast. An account was opened in our bank in 2001 and since 2005, no operation is performed. This account has to date in our books, a credit account of Twenty seven Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Euros (EURO 27,750,000). After consulting meticulously all archives and records relating to this account, I realized I could easily lay out the money if I succeeded in turning to an account outside.
The owner of this account was late Mr. KEVIN MARKS, an expatriate director (PTSS.INC) PETROL-TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES INC. Chemical engineer, died in a plane crash accident. Nobody knows to this day the existence of this account and this account has no other beneficiary as well as his family in his business.
I want to transfer this money in to a safe account abroad, but I do not know anyone outside. Thus the idea came to me to contact you and give you the proposal to transfer this sum to your bank account.
I am aware that this message will surprise you because we did not know before, but be sure it will be an opportunity.
I ask you to answer me as soon as possible.
Ms. Amouha Louis

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