419 scam: "Rev. Father Kone Mamadu" <yase_koma05@yahoo.co.jp> Rev. Father Kone Mamadu.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Father Kone Mamadu" <yase_koma05@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: revkonemamadu@yahoo.cn
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 21:18:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Rev. Father Kone Mamadu.

Dear Child Of God

May the peace of the Lord be with you.

I am Rev. Father Kone Mamadu from COTE D'IVOIRE I am hereby contact you regarding the mission I have and the way God has directed me,

This is a confidential matter that I am disclosing to you and I dont want you to take it for granted and make sure you take it serious and keep it for your self for security reason, I have the sum of ($3.7) Threee Million Seven hundred united state dollars)

In the year 2004 when there was a political war here in my country, I decieded to wildraw this money from my bank and seal it in A Metal Box and took it to ASSURANCE SECURITY COMPANY for safty purpsoe and declare it containing family valuables,

So since then I have been going through Cancer illness that has hindared me not to claim the box, And for the fact that my situation is geting worse I want a sincere child of God Who can claim this consignment and use this fund to develope the house of God and also use it to build mother babies
home.

Please dont take much time to get back to me, If you fail to respond early it will give me room to look for another person for this, As soon as I recieve your mail with your contact address I will send a letter of authorization to the SECURITY COMPANY so that they can cary on the delivery of the
box to your address.

Remeber to keep this top seret to your self only, And always put me in your daily prayers,

May the peace of the Lord be with you as you are about to cary out the gospel mission.

Rev. Father Kone Mamadu.

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