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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: ada kona <ada_konax2x2@live.com>
Reply-To: <ada_kona44@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:12:38 +0000
Subject: FROM MISS ADA KONA



FROM MISS ADA KONACOTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN WEST AFRICADEAREST ONE, PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO GOOD AND LONG TIME RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I AM MISS ADA KONA,THE DAUGHTER OF LATE DR JAMES KONA. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR BUSINESS TRIP OUT SIDE THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1994 WHEN I WAS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD,BASED ON THIS MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF MY MOTHER AND I AM THE CHILD FROM MY MOTHER WOMB. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF 9,300,000 ( NINE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSANDS DOLLARS,)DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE USED MY NAME AS NEXT OF KIN,BUT DUE THE POLITICAL CRISIS,I WANT TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE FUTURE INVESTIMENT UNDER YOUR CARE.FUTHERMORE WHEN TRANSFERED TO YOUR COUNTRY I WILL LIKE YOU TO INVEST IT IN REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT,WHAT DO YOU THINK?I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. 1)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM IS STILL YOUNG GIRL OF 20 YEARS.2)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY FURTHERMORE,YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS OF WHAT SO EVER AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.REMAIN BLESS.MISS ADA KONA.
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