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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: hamedkono@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:46:56 +0000
Subject: FROM HAMED KONO

CONFIDENTIAL
TELL/ 22505009629
EMAIL/ hamedkono@yahoo.com
Dear Sir,
salamaleikum
I am the only son of late former Director of finance,Alahji MUSSA.S.KONO
Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my agitation
is real, and my words is my bond,

in this proposal. My late father diverted this fund acquired from the over
influencing of price of sales/purchasing of raw materials., now he has deposited
the money with BANK IN Abidjan BY FIXED DEPOSIT FORM,and he attached a trict
clause to the fund in bracket(PAY AS RECEIVED),
where I am residing under political assylum with my younger sister JEMILA,
my younger sister who is 17 years old. Now the war in my country is over
with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone
has revoked the passport of all officers who
served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person
at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is
on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish
me with your bank particulars:
1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number
For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
said amount is (Twenty seven Million Dollars) $27 Million. I am compensating
you with 12% of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you
and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability
of Government, political and economic welfare.
Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father HALAJI MUSSA.S.KONO gave me the photocopies of the
certificate of deposit issued to me by BANK on the date of deposit, and
he called me closer to his bed side before his call to glory (R.I.P)that
i should pray to god first,

before contacting any foreginer and he warned me stricly that i should avoid
afican men with their greedy and evil mind since this is the only legacy
we are inheriting from him.SIR,this is for you to be clarified because,
I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to
keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my
life, it is important. Please call me immediately after you must have gone
through my message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why
I offered you 12 % of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary
?expenses you might incure during this transaction inluding your telephone
calls.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities
which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred
to your account and you will be our guiardian, personally I am interested
in estate management and hotel business, please advise me. Call me back
immediately you receive this message on this number (225 05009629) and EMAIL
us on this EMAIL add (hamekono@yahoo.com)for more explanation.And promisse
me and JEMILA my younger sister to be a father considering our
situation and not to betray us.PLS CALL US ON THIS NUMBER (225 05009625)
We are expecting your immediate response in this email adrres(hamedkon@yahoo.com)


Thanks and God bless
Best regards
salam
HAMED KONO


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