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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: "Juliet and Golden Kono" <juliet100@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: julietgolden92@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 15:55:45 +0000
Subject: From Golden And Juliet Kono


From Golden And Juliet Kono
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
We greet you in the name of the lord


Dear Sir/Ma


May this mail find you in good health amen.Permit us to inform you about
this proposal, I am the first daughter of a late lieutenant in Abidjan Cote
D Ivoire.Our late father Kono died left us and our mother Mrs Aisha.


We got your email contact address while searching for a father or an uncle
or brother or sister who will sincerely help us not because of the money or
the share you shall get after helping us;but because of God.


We got your profile after we have prayed and fasted for days that God
should direct and lead us to the right sincerely person who will not use our
presnt predicament to betray or decieve us but somebody that will see us and
take us as his kids,family

My younger brother Golden and myself Juliet Kono. I am 23years old while my
younger brother Golden is 20years old.My late father Hassan Kono owns many
companies before he died which he left for my mother Mrs Aisha Kono.


Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother Mrs. Aisha Kono was killed by
hired killers, after my mother was killed my father's lawyer Barrister
David Anan called I and my younger Brother to handover my late fathers
documents to us.


After my fathers lawyer have handed over the documents to me my uncle
started demanding for the Documents of my late fathers wealth.


I now called my father's lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father
made a will that all his properties belongs to his children. After my
fathers lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against
us to an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill me and my
younger Brother.


The first time they came to our home when I wasn't around my Brother Golden
was shot and two of our security men were killed also before the police men
came they had escaped;that made us to park out of the compound.


We thought it will be over that way but it continue happening which made us
to stop going to school because we are afraid that something may happen to
us in school premises.


Therefore, this is the reason why we are contacting you believing you to be
an honest person so that you can help us in transferring my late fathers
money into your bank account.


The said fund is ($3,900,000) Three Million Nine Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars which our late father deposited into one of the banks in
Abidjan Cote D Ivoire .


I will be greatful if you can tell me the percentage that will be
suitable for you after transferring this money in your accounts
successfully .


And aslo after the transfer you are going to send to us a letter of
invitation so that we can come over to your country and continue our
education. Please do help us and God will bless You.


Please, Consider this and get back to us as soon as possible


Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Golden And Juliet Kono

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