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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: teress <teresskonnejp@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: thress_konne@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:00:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!

Dearest lovly one,

i got your contact information when i was searching for the right person or foriegn partner to help me after some days praying and fasting, so that my inheritance fund will be relaesed by the security company .where it deposited as family valuable property in there.
due to ungiong political crisis here in my country ,becuse our banks here is not save for it ,
It is my pleasure to contact you for assistance.I am Teress Konne.19 years old .
the duather of late Mr .Koffi Konne who died as a result of political crisis during the political uprising in our country Ivory Coast.He was mysteriously assisinated by hired TUGES , plotted by his political opponents to eliminate him before our forth coming general election.
Earlier before my father's death,he informed me that he had ,ten million,eight hundred thousand US dollars ($10.8 M USD) deposited in GOVERNMENT SECURITY COMPANY DUE TO THE UNGOING PLOLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN MY COUNTRY ,

for the intention of sponsoring his political campign before he was suddenly assisinated. He informed me that he used my name as the next of kin when he made the deposit.Now I have decided to invest this money in your country since my father is no-more or anywhere,
mostly for security reasons.

I seek your assistance to get this money out from the security company to your country for investment purpose .Also,I require your advice and guidiance in the area of investment of this money and to further my education as well because I am a student.

I am willing to compensate you with 15% of this amount for your efforts in the course of rendering me this assistance to retrieve this relaesed from th security company to your country and secured in your bank account Please contact me immedaitly .
thanks and God bless as you you hear my humble cry.
Teress.



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