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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: rita kone <ritakone220@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ritakone209@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 21:42:36 +0000
Subject: From Rita Kone







>From Rita Kone
Abidjan Ivoiry Coast In
West Africa.
private email ; ritakone2009@yahoo.cn

Hello dearest one.

Complement of the season,

I am sorry to come to you in this way,i come across your ads and my spirit lead me to chose you,well I realy needed someone honest, truthfull to share my feelings with and to share burden with and will lead me to introduce my self to you, I am Rita Kone, 22 years old and the only Daughter of Late Mr and Mrs Devid Kone.

My father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant) who operated in Abidjan the capital city of lvory coast durring his days. It was sad to say that he passed away mysteriously Durring one of his business trips abroad in 2006.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been master minded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 6 years old . Since then my father took me so special. Before his death on August 12 ,2006, He called me secretly on his bed side and told me about a Box he concealed the sum of (USD$11.500,000)Eleveen million Five hundred thousand United State Dollars, deposited in one of the security company in Dubai United Arab Emirate,which he disguised and declared the box to contain family valuables instead of money, by this way the Security company did not know that the content of the Box is money.

The deposit document which I have in my possession carries my late father's name as the depositor, while I'm the next of kin on the same document. I am just 22 years old a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. The sudden death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.Sir, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Dearest Before the death of my father at the Hopital,He told me should incase if He is late ,That I should look for a trust worthy Foreign Partner in a country of my choice who will help me to receive this Box in his/her country,So that I can use the money for investment purpose and also continue my education there,He adviced me to make sure that I will achieve a Good education in my life.He also warned me very well not to do any thing with our people here because they are very wicked,Dearest this is why I contacted you to assist me in this Regard,I dont know what to do now,I will tell you more about this transaction when I hear from you.Please I need your urgent assistance to come out from this very situation.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your Sister Or Daughter?
1-Yes I will help you as sister.
2. Can I completely trust you?
Yes you can trust me.
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?
4. Can you promise me that you will not betray me when this money will get to your possition?
Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.

And do not fail to respond with this information so that I can know you better.
1, your full name and adress.
2, Your telephone number
3.small about your self.I mean what you do in life

Immidiately I receve your mail with all this answer and informations I will give you more informations about this transaction and also the Security company contact in Dubai UAE. together with the documents of this deposit which my father gave me before his death.


Thanks and God bless you as you bring out your mind willingly to help me out from this situation,

My best regards to you.
yours lovely one
Rita Kone.

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