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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: Fatima Kone <fkone69@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: fatima_kone01@live.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:19:07 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM FATIMA KONE


FROM FATIMA KONE
DE GRACE RESIDENCE
LOT2, RUE DE PALANCE
GUESS HOUSE VILLA 157
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

HELLO,

REPLY ME BACK WITH THIS EMAIL ID.(fat.kone01@gmail.com)

MAY THE PEACE OF GRACIOUS ALMIGHTY GOD BE WITH YOU. PLEASE I HAVE A PROBLEM WHICH I NEED HELP FROM YOU HOWEVER IS NOT MANDATORY NOR WILL I IN ANY MANNER COMPEL YOU TO HONOUR IT AGAINST YOUR WISH MY NAME IS FATIMA KONE AND MY BROTHER IS RAYMOND KONE THE ONLY DAUGHTER AND SON OF LATE MR AND MRS AKA KONE, OUR FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN.THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS KILLED BY EX-PRESIDENT LAURENT GBAGBO BY HIS FORCES LOWYER TO HIM BECAUSE OF OUR FATHER POSITION AND HE WAS MEMBER OF PRESIDENT ALASSANE (PARTY RDR) THAT IS WHY HE WAS KILLED FOR THE SOLIDER LOWYER TO EX-PRESIDENT LAURENT GBAGBO.

WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2007.MY FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER 2010 IN OUR HOUSE HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED US ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD US THAT HE HAS A SUM OF (US$12.500.000) (TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO US THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS POSITION AND HE WAS MEMBER OF PRESIDENT ALASSANE RDR PARTY THAT IS WHY EX-PRESIDENT LAURENT GBAGBO SEND HIS SOLIDER TO OUR HOUSE,THAT WE SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE WHERE WE WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

WE ARE HONORABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY YOUNGER BROTHER RAYMOND IS 18 YEARS.TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE,YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN(7)DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

I WILL APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.AND PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST US OUT HERE NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN POLITICAL CHOAS,WE URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION.REPLY ME BACK WITH THIS EMAIL ID:(fat.kone01@gmail.com)

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
FATIMA AND RAYMOND

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