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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: Miss Queen Kobenan <queen_kobenan2001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:29:47 -0700
Subject: Dogster: every dog has a webpage!

Woof!

Your friend, Miss Queen Kobenan, wanted you to
know about a certain dog named that can be found
on Dogster.com. Dogster is the place to post and
share photos and facts about our favorite canine
friends.

Here's what your friend had to say:

DEAR BELOVED,

It is a Good thing to write you. I have a proposal
for you this however is not mandatory nor will I
in any manner compel you to honor against your
wish but I have decided to contact you after much
thought considering the fact that we have not meet
before, but because of the circumstances oblige
me, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of
my present situation here in the refugee camp, I
am Miss Queen Kobenan, 21yrs old female the only
daughter of my late parent Chief Johnson Kobenan
and I am from Ghana here in Africa.

My father was a highly reputable Gold miner in my
country Ghana and Ivory coast during his days.It
is sad to say that he passed
away mysteriously in France during one of his
business trips abroad the year 12th.Febuary
2004.Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of
his who travelled with him at that time. But God
knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and
since then my father took me so special. Before
his death on Febuary 12th 2004 After the death of
my beloved father my wicked step mother alongside
with my uncles team together and sold everything
that my late father had work for and share the
money within themselves.

Unfortunately to me I fined my father's briefcase
and when I opened it I found a document, which my
late father use to deposit the sum of Eight
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
($8.500.000.00) in the Bank here in Abidjan Cote
D'ivoire, West Africa with my name as next of kin,
right now I am in Yamoussoukro the capital city of
Cote D'ivoire to withdraw the money so that i can
start a better life and also further my education.

But on my arrival to the Bank, the Bank foreign
Operation Department Director whom I meet in
person told me that my father instruction to their
bank is that the fund would only be release to me
when I am married or present a trustee/partner who
will help me and invest the fund overseas after
the transfer, and the bank ask me to go and look
for a foreign partner, that was why I decided to
contact you, which I believe that you are going to
be honest and reliable person that will help me
and stand as my trustee/partner, so that I can
present you to the Bank for the release and
transfer of the inheritance fund into your bank
account in your country, and It is my intention to
compensate you with 25% of the total fund for your
services and help and the balance shall be my
capital in your establishment.

As soon as I receive your positive response
showing your interest i will put things into
action, in the light of the above, I shall
appreciate an urgent message indicating your
ability and willingness to handle this
transaction, awaiting your urgent and positive
response, Please do keep this only to your self, i
beg you not to disclose it to any body till i come
over because am afraid of my wicked stepmother, i
will send you my picture in my next email, with
due respect, I am pleading that you help me, i am
giving all this detailed information with every
transparency believing that you will have a clear
picture of the base of help i need from you.

I am also contacting you for your professional and
international business advice and assistance on
how I can move this assets to your Country. I will
also want you to stand as my foreign business
partner for investment purpose, such as real
estate investment OR stock market investment.
Please i am honorably soliciting your kind
assistance as follows.
1) To provide me with a bank account where this
money will be transfer into.

2) To serve as the guardian of these fund, since I
am 21 years old.

3)To provide me with a chance of continue my
educational career in your country and to procure
me a residential permit in your
country.

Please,Consider this and get back to me as i look
forward to read from you
soon, May truth and love be the guiding word in my
refuge.

Yours Sincerely
Miss Queen Kobenan



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