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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: Johnson Honko <johnsonhonko58@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 02:29:21 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM BARRISTER JOHNSON HONKO / URGENT PROPOSAL






NB: CETTE PROPOSITION PEUT ETRE EXPLIQUE EN ANGLAIS SI VOUS NE COMPRENAIS PAS TRES BIEN LA LANGUE ANGLAISE.

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Good day, read carefully please



My name is Mr. Johnson Honko, I am the lawyer of the family of the late Mr. John Williams, who died with his entire family in a car accident on the 28 of June 2006, at the expressway Cote de Liesse in France, including his wife and two beloved children, Jacques and Yves. Two weeks before this incident, I assisted my client to make a very important and confidential deposit with a security company who is also a financial institution here in Cote d'Ivoire. The total amount was 5.5 million Euros in a consignment deposited on 12 June 2006 before the incident. These funds were intended by him to be invested in real estate and investment such as the newly profitable petroleum firms now in this country, but unfortunately his dream was not realized before the incident. All attempts to trace his other relatives to initiate proceedings for legal claim of the truck box containing the funds have been unsuccessful.



After my last verification through the official documents, I discovered that Mr. John Williams did not mention any specific beneficiary in the deposit. Then as his lawyer and adviser, the security company requires me to present any of a close relative of my client to come for the claim of the consignment. I seek your cooperation in order to present you to the security company as entitled and close partner of the deceased, so that the consignment containing the funds will be legally release to you and transferred to your country. Since I am already recognized as his lawyer, i can not myself put a claim.



All I need is your honest cooperation to enable us to retrieve the truck box in which the money was deposit to the security company. I guarantee that everything will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that protects all parties concerned of any violation of the law. I will provide additional information regarding the deposit and references to the financial security company in question, if you express your readiness to undertake this transaction with me. I offer you 40% of the fund and 60% will be mine upon receipt of consignment containing the money, I and my deceased client are those who have the code to open the package. To indicate your interest, respond immediately by sending me your full name and complete address, your marital status, profession and telephone /fax numbers. Here is the information necessary to begin the procedure for the claim of the deposit. Waiting for a positive response, I thank you in advance for your cooperation and for
keeping this deal confidential.



Kind Regards,

Bar. Johnson Honko

Email: johnsonhonko@hotmail.fr

Tel: +22508203509

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