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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: talatu kone <talatu_kone2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: talatu_k@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:17:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE HELP US

Dear trusted one,


Best compliments.
It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Sister intend to establish in your country.


Though we have not met before but I strongly believe that one have to risk confiding in someone to succeed from our present situation and for the best of our future.
We are the children of Abel Kone . Native of Monrovia, republic of Liberia.
Due to the series of continious war in our country for multiple years ago, there is this huge amount of five million, three hundred thousand U.S dollars($5.300,000.00) which our late father kept for us in a security storage house in Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire before he was assasinated by some unknown
enemies.

Now I and my sister have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.
We urge that you help us to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to us, we will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund for your kind and human assistance.
We await your soonest response.
Our warmest regards to your entire family.

Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,

Kone Talatu
talatu_k@yahoo.fr
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Chers confiance les uns,

Best compliments.
C'est mon plaisir de vous contacter pour une entreprise commerciale qui ma s忖r et moi l'intention d'騁ablir dans votre pays.


Bien que nous ayons jamais rencontr蠡auparavant mais je crois fermement que l'on ait au risque de se confier ・quelqu'un pour r騏ssir ・partir de notre situation actuelle et pour le meilleur de notre avenir.
Nous sommes les enfants d'Abel Kon衾 Native de Monrovia, la R駱ublique du Lib駻ia.
En raison de la s駻ie de guerre continu dans notre pays pour plusieurs ann馥s auparavant, il ya cette quantit蠡駭orme de cinq millions trois cent mille dollars US (5.300,000.00 $) que notre d馭unt p鑽e gard蠡pour nous dans une maison de stockage
s馗uris蠡・Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire avant qu'il ne soit assassin蠡par des ennemis inconnus.

Maintenant, ma s忖r et moi avons d馗id蠡d'investir ces fonds dans votre pays ou n'importe o暲assez s・ en dehors de l'Afrique pour la s馗urit蠡et des raisons politiques.
Nous demandons instamment que vous nous aidiez ・transf駻er ces fonds ・votre pays ・des fins d'investissement sur les moyens suivants ci-dessous:

1). T駘馗ommunications
2). De fabrication automobile
3). H靡el cinq 騁oiles

Si vous pouvez 黎re d'une aide ・nous, nous serons heureux de vous offrir 20% du total des fonds pour votre aimable et assistance humaine.
Nous attendons votre r駱onse plus t靡.
Nos salutations les plus chaleureuses ・toute votre famille.

Merci et que Dieu vous b駭isse.
Cordialement,

Kone Talatu
talatu_k@yahoo.fr















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