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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: pascal_owene_2008@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:06:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM Pascal Owene

FROM Pascal Owene
PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDREESS(pascal_owene_2008@yahoo.fr)

Dearest Belover one.

it is my great interest and the trust which I have on you,though we have not meet before,neither have we seen for the first time , because before I pick up your address and write to you I prayed over it that God should direct me to a trust woulthy and God fearing partner who will help me out over
my problem.

For this permit me to go into business relationship with you since I have made up my mind to do this business with you. my name is amos kone, the only child of Mr Edward and Mrs Grace owene who was a wealthy Gold and Cocoa marchant in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
My father was poisonesd to death by his business associate on one of their business outings, while my mother died when I was a baby after which my father took me so special because I am his only child.

Before the death of my father in a private Hospital here in Abidjan, He sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of 9.5 M US DOLLARS (NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in a truck box.

Which he deposited with a security company here in Abidjan,he also used my name as the next of kins to deposit the money as his first Son for he also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a
country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes,I want you to assist me by investing this money into a profitable business and also be a guidean over this money,

My intrested areas of investment are; REAL ESTATE,HOTELS, PETROLUM
INDUSTRY.I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.
1)To assist me to transfer this money into your account successfully.when the truck box is been cliam by you to your country for investment.
4)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a residential permit in your country.Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated
account.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded as soon as I receive your reply,and from the day you signify interest to assist me waiting to hear from you soonest,
PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THISEMAILADDREESS(pascal_owene_2008@yahoo.fr)

Best Regards,
pascal owene




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