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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: davis konatty <davis2konatty@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:46:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend
From The Desk Of Mr. Davis Konatty
Auditing And Accounting Dept.
 
My name Is Davis Konatty a Banker and Accountant with one of the prime bank in Cote D'Ivoire.I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a large

sum of money from an aboundon account. Though i know that a transaction of this magnitude will make one apprehensive and worried, but i am assuring you that

all will be well at the end of the day.
 
This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it is my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a

banker and accountant by profession from Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire, and Currently hold the post of director of audit, accounts and records in the bank. I have

the opportunity of transferring Left Over Funds amounting to total sum of USD$8 Million (EIGHT MILLION US DOLLARS) which i discovered unclaim in the course

of my duty in the bank.
 
Hence, i am Contacting you for a business deal where this money can be programme in an atm card in your name and be delivered to you for immediate use or

transfered to your bank account in your country and be shared between us in the ratio of 50% for you and 50% for me or we jointly invest the money in any

profitable business of your choice in your country once the money reaches you by either ways.
All i require is for you to stand in as the beneficiary with honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed

under all legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
 
I do hope to hear from you soon and please do not forget to send your full name, address, date of birth, telephone number, if you can handle this with me,

reach me for more details.

You can also reach me via my alternative email address;  davis.konatty@centrum.sk
 
Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation..
 
Have a nice day.
 
Sincerely,
 
Davis Konatty.

  

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