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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: kona richard <ko_richard01@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: kona_richard01@bk.ru
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:31:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I Need Your Help!


From: Prince Kona Richard
Assylum Camp
Abidjan- Cote d' Ivoire
West-Africa.


My Dear,

I am Prince Kona Richard the only son of late former Director of finance,Chief Vincent Kona Of 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 made this money when he was in position, he deposited the money with a (BANK) here in Cote D'Ivoire while I am residing under political asylum with my younger sister in the assylum Camp.PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS( kona_richard01@bk.ru)

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 contact me so that I will furnish you with all the information concerning money in the bank also the contact of the bank.

We want you to assist us transfer this money in your private bank account, the said amount is (Two Million Dollars) $2 Million. We will compensating you with 15 % of the total money , now all my hope is banked on you and we really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly we want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. Our late father Chief Kona gave us the documents like certificate of deposit issued to him by (BANK) on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because, we do not expose ourself to anybody we see,we believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for us because this money is the hope of our life, it is important.

Please call me immediately after you must have gone through our message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why we offered you 15 % of the total money , and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incur during this transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for us some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky free which we can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account, personally we are interested in estate management and hotel business and also we shall love to further our education immediately we come over to stay with you, please advise us.
Call me back immediately you receive this message for more explanation. And promise me and my younger sister to be a guidian considering our situation and not to betray us.
PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS( kona_richard01@bk.ru)


Thanks and God bless
Best regards.
Prince Kona Richard
.

NB: Our late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on the day of deposit and also told me that I will need a foreign assistance of a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and partner abroad.


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