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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: Jennifer Kone <jennifer_kone033@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jenniferkone033@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:07:53 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: hi




Greetings to you and your family in good faith.

I want you to read this letter very carefully because I know you will be surprise on receiving my letter but as a servant of the living God you should known that our ways is not his ways he work in many ways and all things work out for good to those that believe in Almighty God

I am Mrs. Jennifer Kone Ibrahim from COTE D'IVOIRE I am married to Mr. Kone Ibrahim from SAUDI ARABIA, before he died from heat attack that last for only 1 day.

My late husband was very wealthy business man and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth.

Recently, my doctor made it clear to me that I can not live for more than one month, so now I decided to share part of our wealth, to contribute to the development of orphanages in AFRICA, ASIA,South AMERICA/ EUROPE and AMERICA for almighty God to have mercy upon my soul and my husband soul whenever it may occur.

I chose you, after visiting the site directory and I prayed about it before I decided to donate part of the funds through you to help the less privileged, I am willing to donate the sum of $ 6.500,000 (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars) for the work of God. I want this fund to be used in Almighty God Activities like, Orphanages Home, schools, for propagating the word of God.

Please I want you to know that the fund is lying in a bank in Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire Once I hear from you, I will write authorization letter to the bank to enable the recognize you as the present beneficiary to this fund so that even if i am no more your claim to the fund will not be in doubt.

I sincerely I pray that this fund when it is in your possession that you will use it for the purpose as I said because I came to discover that the acquisition of wealth without charity is vanity. If you are willing to help me handle this project kindly send to me with the below information, as listed below for I officially instruct the bank to transfer the fund to you without any delay.

Please send me the below information as soon as possible.

Your full name

Your Address

Your occupation

Your Country

As soon as I receive this information from you I shall write a letter of authorization to the bank to enable the bank transfer the funds to you for the expansion of the kingdom of Almighty God because he lives.

Always I pray that the grace of our Almighty God and the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family.

May God bless you as you do your work

Please if you can not be able to handle this project kindly let me know urgently to enable me look for some one else that can handle this project immediately because I can not figure what to happen to me for the next minutes and it is not good to abandon this fund in the bank while there are many children suffering, homeless children are uncountable.

I await your urgent reply soon.

Your sister in Christ.

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