419 scam: "Miss Emmanuella kouassi"<martien.groenendijk@kxradio.nl> Dear

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (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: "Miss Emmanuella kouassi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emmanuellkouassi01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:17:07 +0300
Subject: Dear

Investment Proposal From Miss Emmanuella Kouassi

it is my pleasure to write you after consideration, since I cannot be able to see you face to face, at first, please I need your help.

I am Miss. Emmanuella Kouassi the only daughter of late Mr. Boris Guillaume Kouassi, from Cote d’Ivoire. My father deposited the sum of ($3,800,000.00) in a bank here

in Cote d’Ivoire before his death, he used my name as his next of kin and the inheritor to the money after his death, and he left a will with the bank that restrained

me from accessing the money here unless transferred overseas for investment purpose.

I am now seeking for your assistance to help me transfer this money out from my country Cote d'Ivoire to your account abroad so that we can invest it in any meaningful

and lucrative business in your country because this is my only hope in life.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if only you can help me out of my present predicament. Please reply back so that I will give you more details for us to

transfer this money.

Thank you as I wait for your reply.

Miss Emmanuella kouassi.

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