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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: <harrison_kone1@cotas.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 02:02:54 +0200
Subject: FROM :HARRISON KONE

FROM :HARRISON KONE
Villa 6 Riviera 11
Cocody-Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire

My dear,


My name is harrison kone, I am 18 years old, the only son of late
Rev.Dr M.C.KONE My father was the head pastor and founder of AMAZING
GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCHES in Cote D'Ivoire .
My father was shot to death on 16/8/2004 after some misunderstanding
with the Church Committee. But before he died, he was hospitalized for
two weeks.

As he was in the hospital, he called me and told me all about his
isunderstanding with the Church leaders , that they were asking for
some huge amount of money from the Church account. After they have
seen the money that was realised from the church thanksgiving of which
my father refused saying that the money will be use for Church project.

For the fact that their intention was bad, my father went and withdrew
the money from the bank and deposited it in a bank IN Abidjan. He said
that the total amount is $9.5m (Five million dollars) and that his
health condition is gething bad and he might die , but I should be
strong and look for a God fearing person who will assist me and my
sister to transfer the money from the bank and invest the money,
then take us out from here to avoid being kill by the people that
killed him. Hence our mother died 15years ago while giving birth to my
younger sister.

Please your help is needed in making our future bright and making
usefull of this money .
Thanks and God bless you.

yours sincerly
HARRISON KONE





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