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.
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:
"hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
"abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
bebeyoukonan@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Message from Bebeyou Konan (bebeyoukonan@yahoo.fr)
Greeting's
I am Mss.Bebeyou Konan,the only daugther of Late Mr.and Mrs General Thomas Konan,the former Director of military inteligence and special acting General Manager of the Sierra-Leone Diamond mining co-operation(SLDMC).
I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest the sum of US$9.5 million (Nine Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) belonging to my late perents which is deposited in a fixe suspence account in a bank here in Abidjan,the capital of Ivory Coast in West Africa.
This money was revenues from solid minerals and diamonds sales which were under my Father's possession before the civil war broke out.
Following the break out of the war,almost all government offices,co-operations and parastatals were attacked and vandalized.
The SLDMC was looted and burnt down to ashes,and diamonds worth millions of dollars was stolen by the rebels millitary forces who attacked my father office. Many top government officials and senior army officers were assasinated and my father was a key target because of his very sensitive military possition and appointment in the SLDMC.
Regretably,my father was captured and got his two hands amputated by Corporal Foday Sankoh,the notorious leader of the R.U.F rebels(Revolutionary United Front)during a mid-night rebels shoot-out in our official residence in freetown. Before the death of my perents in the hospital,he told me that should incase he died that he deposited some money which he made from diamond sales and contracts in a bank here in Ivory Coast and that i should pray and find a trust worthy foreign business partner who would help me to transfer and invest this money in profitable business venture overseas.
He told me to do this quickly so that I can leave Ivory Coast.here i am in the refugee camp and then after the transaction i can come to your country to settle down abroad.He told me where the bank document to prove the deposit is kept in our house and also told me that he used my name as the next of kin to deposit the money in the bank.
I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke with the Manager of the International remittance who assured me that everything is intact and promised to help me transfer this money to my foreign partners bank account as soon as I provide my partners foreign bank account for them.
If you are willing to assist me,please let me know immediately you received this mail so that you will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the bank.
Please note that I can only offer you 20% of the total money as compensation for your noble assistance in accodiance with my father's advise.
I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you consider very good in your country.
I humbly beg you to keep this transaction very confidencial. Please there is urgent need for the money to be transferred to your account because of my condition here in the refugee camp.
I am hoping to hear your urgent response soonest for more clearification.
Thank you and may God richly bless you and your family.
Your's Sincerely
Mss.Bebeyou Konan.
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