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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: Miss Alicia Kones <missaliciakones@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 17:43:29 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HEAR MY CRY

PLEASE HEAR MY CRY

PLEASE VERY IMPORTANT REPLY BACK WITH THIS EMAIL(alicia_kones@yahoo.fr)

Good day, My Name is Miss Alicia Rita Kones, 25yrs old female and I from
Kenya here in Africa; my father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and
Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the
Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called
Kajong'a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on Tuesday 10th, June, 2008,

I know you will be surprise to receive this email, but Before I go further
I will like you to understand that I am writing this mail to you With due
respect trust and humanity, I have decided to contact you after much
thought considering the fact that we have not meet before, but because of
the circumstance oblige me, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of
my present situation here in the refugee camp, honestly i am writing this
email to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart,

After the death of my beloved father my wicked step mother along with my
uncles team together and sold everything that my late father had and share
the money within them. Unfortunately to me I find my father's briefcase and
when I opened it I found a document, which my late father deposited the sum
of Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($5.800.000.00)
in a Bank in cote d'ivoire West Africa with my name as next of skin as her
only child from her first wife my beloved mother, (MAY HER SOUL REST IN
PEACE) , right now I am in Abidjan Capital of cote d'ivoire to withdraw the
money so that i can start a better life and also further my education.

But on my arrival to the Bank, the Bank foreign Operation Department
Director whom I meet in person told me that my father instruction to their
bank is that the fund would only be release to me when I am married or
present a trustee/partner who will help me and invest the fund overseas
after the transfer, and the bank ask me to go and look for a foreign
partner, that was why I decided to contact you, which I believe that you
are going to be honest and reliable person that will help me and stand as
my trustee/partner, so that I can present you to the Bank for the release
and transfer of the inheritance fund into your bank account in your
country, and It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total
fund for your services and help and the balance shall be my capital in your
establishment. As soon as I receive your positive response showing your
interest I will put things into action, in the light of the above, I shall
appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to
handle this transaction, awaiting your urgent and positive response,

Please do keep this only to yourself, I beg you not to disclose it to
anybody till I come over because am afraid of my wicked stepmother, I will
send you my picture in my next email, with due respect, I am pleading that
you help me, I am giving all this detailed information with every
transparency believing that you will have a clear picture of the base of
help I need from you.please reply back on email (alicia_kones@yahoo.fr)


I hope to hear good news from you soon,
Best regard,
Yours Sincerely.
Miss Alicia Rita Kones

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