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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: "Miss. Emmanuella Kouassi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emmanuellkouassi01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:57:13 +0300
Subject: drahá

Investicn� n�vrh pani Emmanuelly Kouassiovej
 
Je mi pote�en�m nap�sat v�s po zv�en�, preto�e nem��em vidiet tv�rou v tv�r, najprv potrebujem pomoc.
 
Som slecna Emmanuella Kouassi, jedin� dc�ra neskor�ho p�na Borisa Guillauma Kouassiho z Pobre�ia Slonoviny. M�j otec ulo�il sumu (3,800,000.00 dol�rov) v banke na Pobre�� Slonoviny pred jeho smrtou. Pou��val moje meno ako svojho bl�neho a dedic z penaz� po jeho smrti ma zablokoval v pr�stupe k peniazom.
 
Hlad�m pr�cu v mojej krajine. Hlad�m pr�cu v mojej krajine.
 
Som ochotn� v�m pon�knut 20% z celkov�ho fondu, ak mi m��ete pom�ct z mojich s�casn�ch situ�ci�. Odpovedzte, pros�m, aby v�m poskytol viac inform�ci�.
 
Dakujeme za va�u podporu.
 
Slecna Emmanuella k�ssi.

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