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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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Fraud email example:

From: Angela Bishop <mrsbishop1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: angela2010bishop@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:53:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM: NANCY KONE, WAITING YOUR REPLY




FROM: NANCY KONE, WAITING YOUR REPLY

Dear Respectful One,  

My names are Ms Nancy Kone; I
am origin of Ivory Coast.


The younger sister to Nady Bamba;
the second wife of ex-president

of the Ivory Coast , Mr Laurent Gbagbo.

 

I am contacting you based on the
present political situation of my country

and the present condition of my
elder sister mostly concerned in this

lucrative transaction proposal to
you.

 

My elder sister, Nady Bamba
(Gbagbo’s second wife) was on the government

 list of the most wanted and
not permitted to travel out of the

Country for their roles in the just
ended political crises in the Ivory
Coast.

 

Recently, her names was removed from
the wanted list because the investigations reveals

that she got her funds in a legal
business “COCOA”. But still being watched by the government

because she is the wife of arrested
Ex-President (Laurent Gbagbo).

 

Based on the present short mentioned
above; my sister has demanded me to

contact you with your email id for
your speed response to her need to legally

transfer some certain amount of
money to your country by your care under

total secrecy (Without anyone
knowing that she is the original owner).

 

She can’t contact you directly
because she is being thoroughly watched and

Communication very limited. She have
handed me all details and documents

Concerning the money, and want me to
act fast by contacting you.

 

She said to me, that she had your
contact from a secret search for a person

but could not talk to you as
situation was so tight and confusing. She now asked

me to do on her behalf because she
trust and believe that I can act right

without her identity being revealed
to make sure she is not questioned at

the end of the whole thing.

 

The new government in place has been
searching seriously to

locate all her secret finances, and
have succeeded in getting some of the

Properties as they suspect that she
got those properties from the public funds as president’s wife

and not all from the COCOA business she does legally.

This amount in question was
deposited under suspense

Lodging account with a code only (no
names). And that is why the government

Has not been able to trace it out
till now. So, everything possible step has to be taken

Quick to relocate the money. The amount
involve is US$5.2million.

 

This amount and the transaction
that is going to take place in getting it released

and transferred out here are total
risks free.  All you need do is to reply
and let me

know that you are ready and willing
to work it out with me to your country very fast.

Please do not mind my English; am
French speaking national.

 

Anxiously waiting to hearing from
you.

 

Nancy Kone

 

 


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