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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: Fatimata Kennola <fatimatakennola@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 16:56:01 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Greeting




Greeting



My name is Fatimata Kennola, from cocody Cote D'Ivoire, I need your assistant to relocation and transferring of my inheritance to you in your country, So that I can come to where you are, continue my education ,set up an investment & be living peacefully. Please I did not demand you to go against your will in other to help me. The amount my late father kept in the bank is Two million five hundred thousand (USD) $2,500,000. What I want you to do for me is



1, you will help me to setup a safe new or empty account in on of the big bank in your coutry where the money will be transfer to.



2, you will help me to secure a student or resident permit that will help me to move freely when i come over to your country.



3, you will help me to invest the money into a good investment after the money arrive in your country and any profit made from the investment will be equally sheared between us.





I am 19 years old this year and I don't have experience about all this,that is why I contact you to help me with your mature experience to handle this matter, It was people that plotted the death of my father, he told me before his death and my mother was late since when I was a baby while am the only child of my parent. If ready to assist me from this scenario, reply me so that i will tell you more in details of my intention



and give explanation.



Thanks in advance



Yours Faithfull

Fatimata Kennola

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