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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: kone john <kone1john@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:03:23 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP


FROM: THE DESK OF KONE JOHN
ECO TRUST SECURITIES COMPANY
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

Dear Respectfully One,
My name is Kone John the managing director of (Eco trust
Security Company in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire for investment
kindness purpose.

First of all, can I trust you as I m contacting you as an
honest person? I know and I believe you will be very kind
to assist me in this engagement deal consignment
confidence and that you can direct any investment put
under your care.Well, I can say that it is the will of God for you and me
to benefit from this deal.

Honestly, I am not in any way related to the late Mr
Kaffal Ammar, rather I was his Security company manager at
the Eco trust securities company when he was alive.

My decision/or reason of contacting you is to help me
ensure of the Consignment ship /or transfer to you as
surviving member of the Ammar's extended family) I do not
want the money to accrue back into government treasury as
unclaimed bills. I want to use part of this money that
will come to me to help or assist my family.

Therefore, if you are willing and I know, have read my
mail, I will need your support to prepare the necessary
documents at the Probate Court here to present or submit
to Our Company here as the only living or surviving member
of the Ammar's extended family.

I will do the underground work to ensure the
aforementioned amount is ship/or transferred into your
account ($48.2million USD) for your information the found
Deposited as family valuables belonging.

Right now you should forward your full information to
enable me make contact with our accredit Attorney in
receipt of changing of ownership of the valuables
belonging consignment.

However, you will need to keep this proposal very
confidential because if the Company where I work gets to
know that I am involved in this transaction,
I will not only loose my job but answer to the authorities
for administrative malpractices.

Do let me know the proper amount will be good for you as
your own percentage out of the total involved amount and
you’re moral to achieve our goal in this success.

Therefore, let me say that I will rely on your support,
ability to keep confidential and God for the final
perfection and execution of this deal. Upon transfer, I
will need to come and meet you in your country for
disbursement and possible investment under your
guardianship.

Please remain blessed and I look forward to hearing from
you. Call me for acknowledgement of this mail

Yours Faithfully,
Kone John





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