419 scam: ts1_konneh@orangemail.sk Dear Beloved,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ts1_konneh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ts1_konneh@orangemail.sk
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:18:45
Subject: Dear Beloved,

ts1_konneh@yahoo.com
Dear Beloved,

I know this may sound strange to you! Receiving an email from unknown person, but political crisis in Cote D'Ivoire forced me to do so. I am Miss. Tessy Konneh, I am 21 years of age, and I thought about using this medium internet to communicate with you towards this important gesture, I really need your assistance to retrieve the fund, of Nine million three hundred thousand USA dollars ($9.3M) which my late father deposited with one of the leading security companies here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.

Your profile pushed me to send you this message, Why I need your assistance is because, I am the inherited person, my name was used as the beneficiary of the fund as the only child, but due to the sudden death of my late parent's, I will be forced to relocate out of this fragile country, there is political crisis here, everybody is running for there life's, many people have been killed and many relocated to neighbouring countries, with the help of foreign individuals.

I wanted to investigate the cause of my late parent's death, but when I find out that he is involved in politics I backed off, because he was killed by the loyalist of the incumbent President of the Republic.

Due to his sudden death, he did not completely arrange my life as he plan for me as his only daughter, so my aim is to relocate overseas to continue my education and to start a new life also in your country, it will enable us to invest the huge

fund in a profitable investments in your country, if you will help me to reside in your home and continue my studies while you take care of the investments I will be glad.

I don't want to be here any more, because I don't want to loose my life and my only life inheritance.Your urgent response to my plight will give me more courage to put my trust in you, as I have lost my parents, and I have nobody in this world.

I will forward more details about this fund to you as soon as you show interest to help me by responding me through my private email: ts1_konneh@yahoo.com

Thank you for your anticipation.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Tessy Konneh.

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