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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: <mariam_kone_km@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:06:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: l need Urgent Response

Dear Friend,

I am MARIAM KONE, the only daughter of late CHIEF JOSEPH KONE, from Mende district in Sierra Leone.I got your Contact through the world online\internet network. The source of your contact gave me the courage and Confidence to contact you about this very delicate matter. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of fifteen million eight hundred thousand dollars ($15,800,000) now deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY to your country.

My late father, CHIEF JOSEPH KONE, a native of mende district in the Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of The National Mining Co-operation (N.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father,this money was the income accrued from mining Co-operations over draft and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels.

My father had already made arrangement for me and my mother to be evacuated from the country with the documents, My father deposited the money in a SECURITY ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVORIE for the safe custody until after the war then he will join us.
During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the mining co- operation was one of the targets looted and destroyed.

My father including other top Government functionaries were attacked and killed by the rebels because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.As a result of my father death, and with the news of my uncles involvement in an air crash in January our hope of survival was completely dashed here in Abidjan.
The untimely death caused my mother heart failure and other related complications of which she has been suffering fom all these years.She died in the hospital just after l have spent a lot of money on her.

Now l am all alone in this strange country of COTE D'IVORIE suffering without any care or help.Without any relatives,l am now like a refugee and orphan.My only hope now is in you and the money deposited in the SECURITY COMPANY .l cant go back to Sierra Leone even after peace have been restored because l dont know what will happen to me as the murderers are now in power.
To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the following ways. To assist me transfer this money from the SECURITY COMPANY to your position.

To make a good arrangement for a joint business Investment on my behalf in your country and to make you the caretaker. To secure a college for me to come to your country to further my education. And to make arrangement for my traveling to you in Your country after you have transferred this fund. Most importantly, the whole documents issued to my late father after the deposit with the security company are all in my custody.

Please I am waiting for your urgent response on this matter as its then I'll let you know the contact of the SECURITY COMPANY,you can contact me through my private email address:<mariam_kone_km@yahoo.co.jp>
Expecting to hear from you.Thanks and God bless you


Best regards

MARIAM KONE


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