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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: <mariam_2009konate@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:35:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS NEEDED ANNET den BOER

Miss Mariam Konate
Cote d'ivoire
West Africa
Dearest,
Permit me to inform you about this proposal I am daughter of late lieutenant cornel Paul in Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire in West Africa.

My late father Konate died and left me and my mother Gloria my name is Mariam Konate. I am 20years old .
My late father Konate owns many companies before he died which he left for my mother Mrs Gloria Konate.
Within a year of my fathers death, my Mother Mrs. Gloria Konate was killed by hired killers, after my mother was killed my fathers lawyer called me to hand over my late fathers documents to me, 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 fathers lawyer, he came and told my uncle that my father made a will that all his properties belongs to me. After my fathers lawyer have made that statement my uncle started fighting against me to an extend he went and arranged for hired killers to kill I and my younger brother.

The first time they came to our home when I wasn't around, my younger brother Emmanuel was shot and two of our security men was killed also before the police men came, they had escaped, that made me to park out of the compound i thought it will be over that way but it continue happening, that
makes me to stop going to school.Because i am afraid let something not happen to me in school premises,That is the reason why i contacted you as an honest person so that you can help me in getting my late fathers money wish he deposited in the security company down to your country.

The fund is ($14Million) fourteen Million United state dollars,has been deposited into one of the secury company in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire in West Africa, I will offer 20% of the total amount to you for your help me in getting this fund out of the security company down to your country
successfully, and after getting this fund out. please you should try and send me money to come over to your country and continue my education. Please do help me and God will blessYou.ten parcent of this fund goes to orphans in your country as a gift from me.

Mariam Konate.



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