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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: johnson konne <johnson2009konne@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: johnson_konne03@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 01:28:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RE: MESSAGE FROM JOHNSON KONNE ( Lets work together with faith and trust )

I am Johnson Konne the only son of late Mr. and Mrs.Toure Konne. My father was a very wealthy cocoa and gold merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast but base in ghana near by country, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business
trip . My mother Juliana konne died when I was a baby in motto accident with my senior sister and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my beloved father last year in a private hospital here in Abidjan.
Dear infact the only hope i have now is that before he died he secretly called me in the evenning time when i was eating my food around 6 to 7 oclock on his bed side because he know's that their sickness is not what money can surve and told me that he has the sum of Eleven million,five hundred
thousand United State Dollars. USD ($11,500,000.00) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan which no man or woman knows about that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned to dealth by his business ssociates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management or any investment of my choice,I should not
inform my wickedness uncle who claim all their proparties about it,for my own security, i should keep it confidencial accept the trustwhorthy parson i choosed as my partinership.And some advices that he gave to me.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a new bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20 years old.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
( 4) To provide me all your full address,
(5) To provide your telephone / fax number. for easier communication.

Moreover, Dearest, i make up my mind to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be
concluded within (4 to 5) days. why i am taking it urgent like that is because of my uncle who is looking for me every where now. If you are satisfied for parsentage i offerd you email me as soon as you receive this mail so that i will know next thing to do.Another thing more after going
through the massage,If you are not interested in the business please delete it immediately from your box please;Do not let any other parson to know about my urgly situation. This is not government money it belong's to me and you becaus i dont know who is who please my dear.You signify interest to
assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon as possible.

WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPOND
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Yours Sincerely,

Johnson konne.







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