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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: Benedict Kone <benedict12kone@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: benedictkone@rocketmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 02:58:58 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM MISS BENEDICT KONE


FROM MISS BENEDICT KONE
I NEED YOUR HELP.



Please i need your assistance. Read in breif the storylines of me & my family history and treat me as you want other people to treat you. My name is Miss Benedict Kone from Sierra Leone. The only daughter also the only child of my late parents Mr and Mrs kone. I lost my Father MR.WILFRED KONE and my mother MRS FIDELIA KONE on January 09/01/2007. My Father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting abroad until his death. Both of them were assassinated last January 09/01/2007 by the rebels on their way back home because of tribalism in politics. Before the death of my father, he had a box deposited in a Security Company. The sum of ($20.5M) U.S DOLLARS is in the box, which was for the importation of cocoa processing machine. I want you to do me a favour to receive this box to a safe place in your country or any safer place as my late father's foreign partner. Moreover, i will pay any price you want when the box is successfuly delivered to your country. I need your
urgent assistance because the people that have hand in assasination of my parents are after my life. Please if you are willing to assist me indicate your interest in replying me soonest.
Thanks

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Benedict Kone
+225 07161975




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