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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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Fraud email example:

From: "SAMUEL AND NANE KOHNEN" <samykohnen@yahoo.com.ar>
Reply-To: samuelkohnenn77@cantv.net
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:33:49 +0200
Subject: FROM SAMUEL AND NANE KOHNEN




FROM SAMUEL AND NANE KOHNEN,
Avenue 12 Rue 47 ABIDJAN,
DANANI REFUGEE CAMP, ABIDJAN,
REPUBLIC OF COTE-D'IVOIR.

Dear,

Good Day and God bless as I introduce my self to you with all faith and hope you
will understand us and not to betray us at the end.

My name is SAMUEL and my sister's name is NANE KOHNEN. We are the children of late
CHIEF HERBERT JAMES KOHNEN. I am 17 Years old, our father died years ago in our
country MENDE, Republic of Sierra Leone, He was into legal solid minerals,
diamonds and gold mining saleing which was under his positions in government
then, and he has succeeded in saving ( US$9.500,000.00) ( Nine Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) during his Business on legal solid
minerals, diamonds and gold mining saleing , After he went on a trip to Republic
of Cote D'Ivoire near by country to our country to save his money for security
reasons because of the political problems in our country, as our father returns
back to our country Unfortunately he is dead rebels kills him and I will not want
this money to be kept like that without any investment purpose please we are
contacting you with full trust to assist and help us to transfer this money out
from here to your country for investment purpose hoping that you will not let us
down.

After the death of our father my mother took us to Abidjan Ivory Coast here we are
right now and our mother died here in Ivory Coast in a private hospital because of
the injuries she sustained during the war Now we are alone in a totally strange
country without parents at our tender ages.

Before our mother's death she advice us that we should do praying and fasting to
find a trust worthy person who will help us to stand as our late fathers foreign
business partner, who would help us to transfer this money to his account and
invest it in a profitable business venture in his country and also help us to come
over to his country and stay with him as his own blood children and continue our
education which terminated because of the war in our country, She told us to do
this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast and then settle down in abroad
because of the political problems here now in ivory coast.

Our mother gave us all the vital documents which covers the deposited she told us
that our late father reached an agreement with the bank that this money is for
onward transfer to a foreign account to any of his foreign business partner but
our late father did not introduce any name to the bank as his foreign business
partner, that is why we are contacting you to help us to stand as our late fathers
foreign business partner so that the bank will transfer this money US$9.500,000.00
million to your account, our father used my name as the only son to deposited the
money as next of kin. our mother made us to know that this is the reason why we
run to this country Ivory Coast . My mother died after words. May her spirit rest
in perfect peace.

I am always visited the bank to make inquires on how to transfer this money out
from here and we have discussed with the director of the bank who assured and
promised to help us to transfer this money to any of my fathers foreign business
partners immediately within 72 working hours as soon as i provide my late fathers
foreign business partners details to they bank he also said that my father did not
introduce any name to they banks as his foreign business partners that i should
submit my late fathers foreign business partners details to they bank However, the
manager is very concerned because of our age. I am 17 years while my younger
sister is 15, he also told us that our late father reached an agreement with they
bank that the money is for onward transfer to a foreign account and entered my
name as the next of kin. he pleaded that I should look for any of my late fathers
foreign business partners in abroad who will help me to transfer this money out of
here to his account.

We need help from you to help us submit your name to the bank as our fathers
foreign business partner and transfer this money to your account for investment
purpose and be sincere to get travailing papers and invert us to your country with
out cheating us or doing bad to us on my arrival with my younger sister,

Regarding on what our late mother told us, I'm willing to give you 20% of the
money after the transfer of the money and 5% extra for any expense you incurs in
this transaction and you will use the rest to invest in good business, I am
interested in any profitable business or commercial venture which you consider
very good in your country or abroad to invest this money, please mail us
immediately urgent to know your stands before looking else where, because you're
the first person we are contacting and also send your phone number as soon as
possible for easer communication's.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your own person?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. Hope my percentage offer is good accepted by you?

Please, Treat this email confidential and get back to me as soon as possible.

Please for security reasons reply to our privet EMAIL ADDRESS. (
samuelkohnen77@cantv.net ) please you can call us with number ( +22508695944 )

Yours Sincerely,
Samuel and Nane Kohnen.

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