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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: "marbel.konate@yahoo.com.hk" <miss.marbelkonate@amicable.biz>
Reply-To: marbel.konate@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:47:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: IN GOD I TRUST

Dearest respectful One,

Hello and how are you, hope you are fine and in good condition of health. I want you to understand that my contact with you is not by accident but by the special grace of God. It is true that we do not know each other for the first time but just getting to know one another which I strongly believe that it will take us to great relationship financially and otherwise.

Before I continue with my discussion with you, let me introduce myself in details.
I am Miss. Marbel Konate the only child and daughter of late Mr. and Mrs Konate. My father was a very wealthy Timber Dealers and Cocoa Merchant here in Abidjan, the economic capital of Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.

My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip in Paris France. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on November 2008 in a private hospital here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, he secretly called me beside his sick bed and told me that he has the sum of US$12M (Twelve Million United states Dollars) he deposited with a security Valuable and storage company here in Abidjan Ivory Coast. He told me that he place my name as next of kin of the consignment which he used in packaging the US$12M and also gave me the deposit document pertaining the consignment which contains the money.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use them to invest in a profitable ventures like real estate management or five star hotels.

I am just 19 years old and a student. I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of members of my late father who has seized all my late father's wealth he left behind for my future survival and coupled with incessant political crisis here in Ivory Coast.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. If you could like to help me, I will like it to be handled very confidential and every thing to be conclude soon so that I will join you for me to further my studies to acheive my career to be a medical doctor.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1)To help me transfer the fund to your destination in your country.
(2)To serve as the guardian of this fund during and after the transaction. since I am just 19 years old and have no idea of investment and management.

(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money has been transferred.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your efforts in helping after the successful transfer of this fund to you in your country.

I will appreciate your early responds towards my condition.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.
Your sincere one,
Miss. Marbel Konate.

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