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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: Melisa <miss_melisa@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: judithh_03@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:17:47 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM MELISA KONAN


MELISA KONAN
Ivory Coast,
West Africa.
Dearest. Mr./Mrss

Greeting in the name of most high God I am Melisa Konan the first daughter of Mr. Fransic Alan Konan , the former Ivorian minister of Agriculture, from the central part of the country ;

My father/mother was assassinated by the pro-government's malicians of our ( President Laurent Gbagbo ) , because of his political party's opposition to this present Goverment of Ivory Coast's policy , since 2004; and also alleging the goverment to be responsible for the missing of Mr .Keifer , a Franco-Canadian journalist till today, both death of Jean Ellen ,former French journalist, Former Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Ivory Coast,and some other high personnel’s that was assasinated in our country during the war;

My father/mother including every members of our family was murdered by the pro-government’s malicians during the time they attack in our house with heavy shooting and looting.,This is one of the things that contributed to the present crisis in our country today. Although I'm not happy telling you abaut this terible incident.

God so kind I and my junior brother Emanuel was not in the town when the incident occoured, the malicians planes was to kill every members of our family so that no bady will rise up to revange as their goverment goes on., I'm in our country without any one knowing, though I'm on hiding so that the goverments malicians will not get hold of me and kill me like they kill all of my family members.Why I'm back in the country is to transfer this fund., $5.00 000 mUSD, which my late father deposited in the custody of Sercurity/Finance Trust Ivory Coast here in abidjan, hedeposited the fund as family tresure not as money ; where one can deposite his precious asset/treasure openly.

Before the death of my father ,Having withness the political tension ,he gaved me the coverring ducments of the funds deposited in the Sercurity/Finance Trust Ivory Coast As I'm his first daughter and he so much trust me , and initaily made me the beneficialy of the fund ($8.00 000.USD). Right now I wish to transfer this fund to you so that you will assist me to invest the money into any viable sector in your country, also you will help me to join you in your country for me to start a new life with you there immidiately the fund get to you.

Since then I'm no longer safe as a result of this incident in ivory coast this moment, I want to transfer the fund before leaving the country, because this fund is my last hope, and the only inheritance I can boast of now for my life, and my life is not safe since his death, I pick you as my late father's foreing partner because this situation requireed an urgent attention and I have prayed earnestly to God,and slept over it asking him to provide a Godly minded person for me that will help me to modrate my view towards my future and this transaction .
Pls. permit me to ask this few questions



Can you help me to invest this fund and handle it wisely for me ?

What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you ?

Pls. consider this and get back to me as soon as possible , so that I can offer you the whole ducments to you after we have agree on the of the assistance, then we can go over the transaction.

Hopefuly to hear from you;
Kind Regards.
MELISA KONAN




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