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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:
- "on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Aubray Rachel" <Rachel.Aubray@ac-orleans-tours.fr>
Reply-To: kouadiomariannaa@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2022 18:16:02 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Help
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I Need Your Help
I am Marie Anna Kouadio.I would like you to Please permit me to apply through this medium for your cooperation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship and business establishment with you in your country. I have a substantial capital I honourably Inherited from my late father Chief Kourouma Kouadio who was chief and deals in Cocoa and coffee plantation and Gold Mining and Trading in bouake Northern District of Coted' Ivoire. But the poison on his business trip which was masterminded by his brothers.
I am contacting on you because of my need to deal with person whom I can lay trust and personal confidence on with hope that he will not let me down.I intend to invest this fund in profitable areas in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.Most especially is for you to help me come over to your base if possible for You be able co-operate with me to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money will be invested, properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your assistance. Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting my Interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal.I will furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure on how to continue.
The exact amount involved is mentioned below and we shall mutually agree on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the fund into a lucratives profitable venture in your care.It is The sum of four Million Five Hundred Thousand Five euros I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves. This fund is legitimately acquired by my late father from sales of cocoa and coffee and diamond dealings.
I wait for your response
Thanks,
Marie Anna
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