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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: rosekone3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:23:59 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MRS=20ROSE=2E?=

FROM:MRS ROSE KONE
Email:rosekone3@zipmail.om.br
Abidjan,Ivory Coast.

Dear Respectful,

Calvary greetings in the name of our lord jesus christ . I am Mrs Rose Kone
the wife of late Mr.Samuel Kone.My husband was a very wealthy cocoa merchant
here in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, my late husband was
poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on
a business trip.

My son David died immediately after the death of his father in a motor accident
and since then I took my only surviving daughter (Edwina) so special. Before
the death of my late husband on November 2004 in a private hspital here
in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has
the sum of Ten million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars.USD($10.500,000)
left in fixed/suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,that
he used my name as his wife for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned
by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in
a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment
purpose such as real estate management or hotel management.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred
to.

(2) To serve as a guardian and foreign co-beneficiary of this fund.

(3) To make arrangement for me and my only daughter Edwina to come overto
your country to re-settle and to secure resident permit in your country.

I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your
effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your account
overseas. Thank you for your signify interest to assist me. Anticipating
to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,
Mrs Rose Kone and Daughter
(Edwina)


































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