419 scam: floren koneal <flo_koneal@yahoo.co.jp> Hi

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: floren koneal <flo_koneal@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: florenkoneal@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 09:48:57 +0000
Subject: Hi

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Hello, Hope this mail meets you well please i am not mandating you to
honor against your wish, Honestly I would like to have an investment and
confidential relationship with you. I need your urgent business assistance,
permit me to introduce myself ,name is Floren Koneal, I am 19 years girl, I
am the only child of my parents,my late father was a famous cocoa merchant
based here in Abidjan, the Economic capital of Ivory Coast. I need your
assistant to relocation and transferring of my inheritance to your country
for investment, so that I can come to where you are, continue my education,
set up an investment & be living peacefully. The total amount I inherited
from my father was $2,500,000.00 Two Million Five hundred Thousand United
State of American Dollars. if you are willing to asssit me I am ready to
gave you 10% of the total money after the transfer for your effort, thank
you and God bless,greetings yours Floren.

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