419 scam: Stanley Kone <stanley.kone84@gmail.com> Dear respectful one

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- stanleykone2012@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Stanley Kone <stanley.kone84@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 21:57:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear respectful one

Dear respectful one

My name is Stanley KONE I am 22 years old, from Liberia. Please pass by my mail
to see if you can help our mutual benefit. My late father was a man of cocoa
and gold business.

He died in a car accident with her mother a week after his trip to Togo, to negotiate
the cocoa business wants to invest in. My mother died instantly, and my father
followed five days after the hospital. Let their soul rest in perfect peace.

Before his death, my father, he revealed to me the amount of ($ 7.5,000,000
USD) seven million five hundred thousand dollars he has made to the bank on him
to invest with my name as next of kin.

I'm new to the business plan and may not be able to handle the investment money
to them and do not want to involve my family on behalf of my late father.

I am asking for your help to guard me invest as partners in your care.

If we happen to do it together before it's done with the money, I'll give you
10% of the total money as compensation for your help.

I look forward to hearing from you more details if you are willing to cope
this. Email: stanleykone2012@yahoo.fr

with best wishes.

Stanley KONE

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