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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: "Didier Kone" <didierkone29@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:53:06 +0300
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ANSWER

Dear friend

I am writing this letter in other to inform you of a business that will benefit both you
and me as far as you will make up your mind to cooperate accordingly but before going into
details, I want you to take note that this business is not a child's play or something to
toy about rather it is something that will give us the oppurnity make more money.

I have been unjustly treated by my partner in a transaction so, I seek your help,
attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual benefit and 1 believe that you will not
let me down the trust and Confidence I am about to repose on you.

My name is Didier Kone, I am 33 years old and for the past ten years, I have been working
in a public Relations firm that pays me about two hundred dollars each month. On the 30th
of December 2012, our company made a very big financial breakthrough when we made contact
with Alhaji Duadu Dasuki (xi) and began to supply him his cow medicines.
Alhaji Duadu Dansuki(xi) is THE PRESIDENT OF DASUKI AGRO ALLIED FARMS) is a millionaire
farmer with CATTLE FARMS in MALI, SENEGAL, GUINEA, BURKINA FASO, CHAD REP, and a new one
located at ZIMBABWE. Moreover, he is the greatest supplier of cattle beef and other Dairy
products to the whole of West Africa .

He had informed us about the huge amount of money he spends on the purchase of this very
important cattle medicine. Precisely, he buys US$5,000 per carton. He asked if our
organization can source for a cheaper supplier. We did market research and discovered that
we can buy this medicine in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We moved a proposal to DASUKI
AGRO ALLIED FARMS, to supply him at US$4,800 per Carton which they accepted. As these
supplies progressed and my boss is doing fine, I requested to my boss for an increase in
my salary. He was so upset that he sacked me without benefits and ten years of dedicated
workmanship.

I was so desperate that I went to the Dasuki farms and informed Alhaji Alhaji Duadu Dasuki
(XI), that I have a foreign contact that will be willing to supply him this same products
at US$4,000. Per carton.

ALhaji Daudu Dansuki in turn confided to me that he is about to place order for one
thousand cartons following a suspected outbreak of disease in his farms. I asured Alhaji
Duadu Dasuki that my foreign contact will be in the position to manufacture and supply to
him, infact I convinced him that my former boss usually buy from my foreign contact and
that is why he sales to him at a higher price.

HOWEVER,I INFORMED ALHAJI DAUDU THAT HE WILL HAVE TO PAY CASH IN ADVANCE BEFORE MY FORIEGN
CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO HIM. For the moment he has stopped all contact with my boss. Please
consider on how to handle this profitable project and kindly contact me immediately on my
mail box, for details and Negotiations as regards my commission. However, I will insist
that my commission will be 20% of the total profit. Note : We will buy one thousand carton
at US$2,000,000. We sell to them at US$4,000,000 Dollars; our client pays cash before
lifting of the goods.

(They must not know our purchase point in Europe ).
Thanks and God bless you.
Mr. Didier Kone
Nb: Reply me back with your direct telephone number for easy communications and take note
that this is not a scam or fake story rather it is a true story only that email is my
easiest alternative to contact you.

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