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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: "Mis.Fridous kone" <lilian_philips@davidark.net>
Reply-To: fridous08095kone@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:48:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello

Dear in Christ,

May the good Lord bless you in Jesus' name

I greet you on behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am madam Fridous Kone from Republic of Kuwait, where I was with my husband Mr Williams Kone who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in 12 / 01/2007.
We were married for eleven years without a child.. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to marry again or get a child outside my home against which the Bible is.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $10.600.000.00 million united states dollars in a bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire West Africa. Presently, this money is still in the bank. Recently, my doctor said that I will not stay more than eight months on earth due to the cancer problem.

Something that disturbs me most is my motion sickness. Knowing my condition I decided to donate this fund to a charity organization that will use this money the way I want it. I want an organization that uses this fund for the orphanage, schools, churches, widows, propagating the word of God and endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that "blessed is the hand that gives."
I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I do not want my husband efforts to be used by people who do not believe in God.

I do not want a situation where this money will be used in a diabolical way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I will go. I know that I will be in the chest of the Lord. The Exodus 14 v 14 says that "My God will fight my case and I will hold my peace."

I do not need any telephone communication in this respect because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I would not want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire West Africa.

I wish you and the church always rogaran for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of a Christian.

Whoever wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always pray with all your heart. You should contact the bellow email address, any delay in your reply will give me the chance in sourcing another church for this same purpose. Please make sure to act accordingly as indicated below. I wait to receive your reply soon.


May the Lord bless you.
Yours sister in Christ,
Sister Fridous Kone










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