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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: "KUNU DONTEY" <ukkudo56@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kunudontey1@jmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:24:31 +0100
Subject: COMPLIMENT

Dear Sir/Madam,
I have the pleasure to contact you on behalf of myself and my younger
sister,and I plead that you treat this proposal with godly consideration.
I understand that the world is now globally small,thanks to the internet. I
am also aware of the internet bla,bla, and pops up. But the fact remains
that genuine and legitimate transactions still exist.This is why we have
come to you by this means.
We are Dontey and Mariam Kunu from Sierre Leone,West Africa.Presently, we
are residing in Accra,Ghana, and our life is almost on hold now due to lack
of fund. Our father was the paramount chief of Koidu in Kono district of
Sierre Leone,and the chairman Kono/Tonkolli local miners association until
he and our mother was brutally murdered in January 6,2004 by a rebel group
that calls itself, United Revolutionary Front (URF).We were lucky to have
escaped because we were both in school at the time of the attack. Since
then,my sister and I have been out of our country,and out of school.
Recently however,my late father's Lawyer and confidant traced us to Accra
to inform us of some fund-Nine Million,Two Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars($9.2M) deposited in a bank by my father before his death. The
evidence of the fund is now in our possession.Our father's Lawyer advised
that we solicit for a foreign family who will assist us move this fund
abroad, where we will eventually travel to, and continue our education;
hence we are writing you this mail.You will receive an amount to be agreed
later for your support and assistance.
Please respond urgently if you desire to work with us in this matter so that
i can advise you on the procedure to follow for the movement of the
fund.Please be rest assured that this is 100% guaranteed to be completed in
good time.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
God bless.
Sincerely,
Dontey and Mariam Kunu.

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