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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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Fraud email example:

From: RAMZI KONE <kramzi13@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:09:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM RAMZI


FROM RAMZI KONE
Ivory Coast, West Africa
Dearest one,

With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you
would be of great assistance to me and my little sister. I am Mr,RAMZI KONE the son of the late Dr David E. KONE of blessed memory. Prior to my father's assination by the rebel forces loyal to Corporal Foday Sankoh of the revolutionary United Front (RUF), he was the Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone.

Few years before my father was assassinated, he instructed me and my little sister (juliet ) to move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go in his
underground strong room where the documents of money he has deposited in a finance company in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire in one trunk box as family valuables and treasures with our name as the beneficiary. The amount is US$25.500.000 (Twenty five Million, five hundred thousand united states dollars). I managed to escape to Abidjan the Republic of Cote d Ivoire through the help of my Father's friend who is a traveler. As my travelling document was seized.

I am now looking for a trustworthy and God fearing person who will handle
this money for rapid profit for the future of my little sister and me. For your information, the finance company did not know the real content of the box and we do not wish them to know until the money is transferred to your account. As it was deposited as family valuables and treasures. Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote d Ivoire entirely for investment of this money in your country and mostly for the future of my little sister. I want you to please assist us to claim the box from the finance company and to deposit the money in your account as to order the bank to transfer the money to your account in your country. As our foreign partner.

We have it in mind to reward you with a certain percentage for your
assistance.
As soon as we hear from you. Do not hesitate to email me on this private
mail immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed in earnest
towards retrieving the box and transferring of the money into your
account.

Finally please ensure that no one else knows about this money as it is only myself, my little, yourself and the Rev. pastor of the church where we worship knows about this money. May God bless you as you assist me.
Yours sincerely

RAMZI AND JULLIET KONE.


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