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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: frank kakato <frank74kakato@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: jkabah@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 07:56:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM Frank Kakato


FROM Frank Kakato
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE
                                       
             
Dear
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this
email letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to
receive this proposal from me since you do not know me personally. I
only got your contact details from the Cote D' Ivoire Africa Exchange
Information On-line Service on my personal programmed search on the
internet for a reputable company or individual to assist me sincerely &
confidential which your information & profiles were very satisfactory,
so i decided to contact you immediately.
Actually I did not want to discuss this matter with you before but after
fasting and prayer I just decided to contact you for your help, please I
really need your help. I leave with my younger sister and we leave alone
because we dont want the people who killed my late Father, to kill us
too. I will be very happy if you promised me that you will keep this
secret until this money arrive to your care in your country.
My late Father deposited one trunk of box with a finance company in
Ghana before he died and because of situation of political crisis here
that led to war going on here in my country, we need some body that I
will trust to come in and help me and my sister claim this consignment
out from the company for the safety of my property that was deposited
under there custody. Please I am contacting you for your assistance, to
help me and my sister  because we don't have anyone in Ghana to help us
and I don't have money to travel from here to Ghana, please I need your
assistance to stand for me and my sister and help us to transfer the box
to you for future investment.
You will contact the security company  in Ghana as Mr Frank Kakato
foreign partner who want to help me and claim the box that was deposited
by my late Father from Republic of Cote D' Ivoire. My late Father did
not declared the real content of the box to the security company
officials. He only told them that the box is containing family
valuables. You are the only person I have sent this message across to. I
will like you to keep the secret until this box arrive your country. You
have to promise me that you will not betray me and my brother when this
box is under your care.I will send the documents and the security
company contact to you once you accept to help me and my sister.
You have to give me your contact details to enable me to send the
documents to you.
1.Full Name:...................................................
2.Full Address:................................................
3.Telephone number :...........................................
4.Country :....................................................
The money inside the trunk box is Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($9.5 Millions Dollars).
I will offer you 25% for the total sum of amount, if you help me and
claim this box from the security company in Ghana. You will also provide
investment programme where the money will be invested properly when it
arrive your hand safely.
I wait to hear from you.
Mr Frank Kakato


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