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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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Fraud email example:

From: Frank Kone <frank_kone@aol.com>
Reply-To: Frank Kone <frank_kone@inbox.lv>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 21:57:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest


Dearest,

with due respect i write this mail hoping that you will lend ear to my request. I want you to help me in the Management of my fund and which i believe you will be of great assistance to me. I must not hesitate to confide in you this simple and sincere transaction, my name is Frank Kone, I am 19 years of age, the only son of late Mr. and Mrs. Kone, from mende freetown Sierra-Leaon.

My father died during his business trip to Cote d'lvoire to negotiate on a cocoa and gold business he wanted to invest in Cote d'lvoire, my father was a prosperous cocoa and gold merchant in my country Sierra-leaon during his days, my mother also died when i was little i did not even know her. However before the death of my father on 20th March, 2010 he told me that he has the sum of US$9,000,000 Million Dollars, he deposited with a bank here in abidjan-Cote d'lvoire, bank which issued him documents that coverd the deposit in their custody.

I am 19 years old a student and really don't know what to do, please I want you to assist me to claim out the fund out from the bank and to transfer them to your country or any other country you know that is safer, for immediate investment and also to continue my education, I don't want this fund to still remain in the bank because bankers might take advantage of my age and too young to manage the fund. I have sufferd a lot of set backs here as a result of political crisis.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total fund, and regarding on the investment, you will manage the investment for 10 years, every profit that the investment yield yearly, you are to retain 40%. Please if you accept this condition and willing to assist me, do feel free to contact me with your full contact information so that we can proceed.

Thank you

Frank Kone

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