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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: roger kouassi <rogerkouassi32@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:32:18 +0000
Subject: BONJOUR
Dear Sir,
It is my pleasure to introduce myself to you I am MISS HELLEN ROGER KOUASSI
from Ivory Coast and I am 27 years old now but want to invest my fund in
your country in a lucrative business that I and you will gain, this fund is
my inheritance from my father as the only daughter of my father and all the
vital documents as the proof of the fund is with me and the fund is
presently in Europe security company now where I will direct you and power
you to go ahead to pick it up on my behalf.
I am here to inform you that my father deposited the fund $ 13.4 Million
dollars which he earn from our Gold mining site along with some quantities
of Gold dust about 20kg which he kept in a safe guided security there
without the information of anyone else except me who is the beneficiary of
the said fund and the Gold since he died on October 2014 and I had been
looking for whom to trust with this fund for the investment purposes till
now that I decided to contact you secretly to know whether you can be of
any help .
Sir please be informed that if you know that you can help me without
betrayal then let me know the area you will like to invest this fund that
will be profitable for me but for your kindest help that you will take 35%
of the total sum all together after you claim the fund and the Gold while
60% will be for the investment for 5 years but the annual profit will be
shared 50/50 for me and you. Please if you are willing then let me know so
that I will direct you to the security company that you will contact to
bring the consignment box to Europe where you, security company appointee
for the delivering it to you and my lawyer will meet so that my lawyer will
hand you over the consignment box one to one.
My best regards to you and I look forward to hear from you ASAP.
Yours sincerely
MISS HELLEN ROGER KOUASSI
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