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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: Aisha Kone <aisha_005kone@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:19:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Reply from Aisha Kone


Dear Mr.Schultmacher,

Good day sir, I received and read your response, and I am pleased with your comprehensive letter and your visions there-in, and I am impressed with your response which has increased my confident in you. I pray that everything will work out fine as soon as possible.

I want you to know that I'm passing through a very difficult and painful periond of my life, since after the death of my father. I live nearby a city called Bassam, which is about 20km away from the capital city Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire. It is important that we establish trust between us, because without trusting in each other we can not have any business relations. this transation is real, legal and 100% free from risk, but we must mentain secrecy and confidentiality, to achieve transation.

I want to use this opportunity to invite you for a visit here in Abidjan, the purpose of this visit is for us to meet and discuss this together about the transfer, and you also have the opportunity of knowing me, and we will visit the security company where my father deposited the consignment box that contains the funds. You will be presenting yourself as my late father's business partner, in other to claim the funds from the security company.

So I would like to know your opinion about your visit. After I read your response to this mail, I will send you by email the deposit document which is in my posession, and also give you the contact details of the security company, so you can contact them for more information.

Some questions for your please,

1. Are you married, tell me more about your self?
2. Can you manage the funds for investments in your country after its transfer?
3. What kind of investment will be good for us to go into?
4. Tell me a little about economic regulations, taxes etc in your country?
5. What kind of accomodation will be available for me in your country?

These fews questions is not meant to embarras you, but because I have to be sure of certain things, before making any further moves on this issue. I stop here and look forward to receive your mail.

Thanks and God bless you.
Bye and have a nice day.
Miss Aisha Kone.


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