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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: aisha kone <aisha_konne5@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Aisha.


Dearest VICTIMNAME,

Firstly, I want to thank you for your kindiest concern and for your unreserved consent which you decided to spare your precious time to respond to my humble resuested assistance from you, Meanwhile how are you, I hope that you are fine, Well for me, I am ok in health, But my greatest concern is this matter which i have tabled before you seeking for your total surport and unreserved help and assistance over the claim and retrival of my inheritance which is the only hope that i have to start my life again since i am presently left here alone as an orphan without any person to help me, More also considering my age, my status as a girl.

Really, I gave this matter a second thought before i decided and concluded within myself to contact you and relate this issue to you, However, I prayed and fasted asking God for his divine direction and intervention in giving you a kind heart to understand my present state and condition as my whole life and future depends on this inheritance which my late lovinbg father left. Meanwhile, I got your private email as i search through the recording directories.

Like i have stated in my previous message to you, The only person who is close to me that is surposed to care about me and my well being who is my uncle has decided to concentrate upon the left properties of my late father, My uncle out of his wicked heart, Decided to send me away from his compound because of my unhappy action against him for taking over all of my father's left properties without making any provision for my well being and well fare, Presently i am staying in a guesthouse as i have no alternative place to stay since my wicked uncle sent me away from his compound. Really about my requested help, My father before his death deposited this consignment with a security company, The real content of this consignment is money, But my father did not disclose to the management of the security company about the money, Insteady my father informed the management of the company that the content of the consignment is Our Family Valuables and Personal Belongings, This was
stated and indicated in the deposit documents issued to my father, I havce carefully kept this documents in a very safe place as it is the only power and proof that i have over the consignment as the next of kin as it was stated in the deposit documents,

To make it more clear to you, My father decided to use this method as a means to safe keep this money becausqe of the political war here in my country which has taken the lifes of so many citzens, I believe that you might have heard about this war in my country over the news media likje CNN or VOA or BBC.

Since i am left alone, I have concluded within myself to relocate to your country and have this my inheritance invested over there and i will continue my life over there and also conclude my education as i have the desire to become a medical doctor in future. Pls i need your help and assistance towards the claim and retreival of this consignment which is presently in the costudy of the security company, Pls it is very important that i inform you, My wicked uncle is not aware of this consignment and i have decided to keep it very private and secrate, Because since out of his wicked heart, he has taken all of my father properties, He will look for a means to kill me if he gets to know about this consignment and the amount invloved. Pls For my safety, Keep this matter within yourself only.

I will not delay to detail you more about this issue as soon as i receive your response to my message, Thank you again for your kindhearted concern, I look forward to meet face to face with you soonest,

I anxiously await your soonest reply

My Sincerely Greetings
Miss Aisha.


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