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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: "kateronbinson12 Gazeta.pl" <kateronbinson12@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: kate_ronbinson00@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:45:00 +0000
Subject: From Miss Kate Ronbinson


*From Miss Kate Ronbinson
Dear Respectful One, *
*
I sat my apology intruding into your privacy
Greetings to you. I am happy that i came across you . My name is Miss Kate
Ronbinson. I am 20 years old,universityundergraduate from Ivory coast, west
Africa.I am deaf caused by medical injection that affected my ear drum but i
hear little with sign. My father was a highly reputable business magnate who
operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days,before he was
poisoned to death by his jealousy relatives and brother while on a home
family meeting.

My mother died when I was just 6 years old,and since then my father took me
so special. However, before my father gave up to the ghost on the 30th June
2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, He secretly called me on his
bedside and told me that he has a sum of $4.000.000 (Four Million dollars)
deposited in one of the security company here in Abidjan, that he used my
name as his only Daughter for the next of kin in depositing of the fund.

This fund was to be sent to his foriegn business partner in Overseas for
investment purposes before his sudden death .
He also made me to understand that his brother's conspired and kill him to
inherit his wealth and he instructed me to look for a foreigner who will
help me transfer this fund and invest it wisely abroad and to prove it all,
six month after my Father's death his brother sold all his properties
including our family house.

It is the fear of betrayal from anyone around me here that confirms my
decision to contact a neutral individual like you, and I want you to educate
me on investment potential in your country since I would like to invest and
continue my education there.

I am appealing to you to assist me transfer this fund to your account
overseas so that i can move over there FOR MY LIFE and continue with my
education there and also help me to invest the money wisely.i will give you
the contact of the security company immediately i hear from you and shall
send all the documents regarding to the deposit for you conviction.

In regards to this,your suggestions and ideas will be highly
regarded.Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your partner?
2. Can I completely trust you that you can not betray me?
3.What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after
the money is in your control while i come over and finalize my education? *
**
*Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible Immedaitely i
confirmed you willingness then i will send to you my * *full details
information * *.And i will need your own information as well*

*Thanks.
Yours Sincerely Girl
Miss Kate Ronbinson*

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