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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: "Fred Kone" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 06:15:00 -0300
Subject: Contact Me Immediatily

Dear:
Compliment of the season to you.
With due respect and regards.why i am contacting you is to seek
for your assistance since we have not known or meet ourselves previously,
I got your contact through Internet and wish to contact you for assistance.
I offer my friendship and I hope this letter meet you in good time,

However strange or surprising,my name is Fred Kone a citizen of Ivory Coasts,
son of late Mr Kalima Kone the managing director of CAOBISCO Cocoa Farming branch
in Ivory Coasts and also an excutive memberof Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).political
party of Ex president of ivory coasts:Laurent Gbagbo who refuse to step down and hand
over after the presidential election which won by current president Alassane Ouattara,
on monday 11 of April 2011 the french-back troops of Alessane Quattara captured
laurent Gbagbo in his house which the rebels of Alassane Quattara came to our house
to arrest my father but unfortunate the security of my
father try to stop them which resulted them to kill my father and others security officers
me and my brother Jimmy was lucky we are not at home when this attacks came i was terrified
of the situation and political crisis in my country Because of this I escaped with my brother
Jimmy with ship from Abidjan seaport to save our lifes,

now we are still inside the ship that took us out from Africa
to Buenos Aires Argentina seaport where the ship came to load Timber,we are using the
captian of this ship computer to send you this mail which he dosent know where are here
with such amount of money,all the money my father saved in Bank was sized by president
Alassane Quattara because my father was a supporters of Ex president Laurent Gbagbo, we only
have opportunity to pick our family save,my father kept this money because of emergency with
the sum of ($9.m)nine millions united states dollars in this save, here in Argentina we dont
know anyone to give this money to save for us as we dont have the documents to open bank account
here beside we are entering this country like an immigrant and this money was not declerd to the
goverment of Argentina, so we are in need of a Reliable and trustworthy person like you who
is capable to keep and secure this box containing ($9.m) nine millions united states dollars
for us.

We assure and promise to give you 20% of the total amount of this money for your assistance,
how ever feel free to negotiate with us how we can smuggle this money to you in your country
or if you can come over here to take out this money for us as soon as we get out from the seaport.
Please assure me of keeping this top most secret to protect ourselfs Here.


Contact me through my personal email:fredkone@yahoo.com
Sincere regards.
Fred Kone.

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