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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 Maria Kone <queen_4u2008@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Miss Maria Kone <mariakone26@outlook.fr>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:41:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please am waiting to read back from you.


My Name is Maria
Kone 24 years old female from the Republic of Cote D Ivoire,I am the
only Daughter of Late Major Kone Jammeh, he was well known for Cocoa
exportation from Cote Ivoire to United Kingdom for through out his life
before he died in the year 2008.

Before
his sudden death,My late father of blessed memory deposited a Truck Box
that contains the sum of £7,200.000.00. (Seven million Two hundred
thousand Dollar.) in one of the finance Security company in the city
called (ABIDJAN) using my name as the beneficiary because i was the only
child of my family.

My
late father did not disclose to the company what is inside the
box,because he deposited it as our family valueble items to the company.

Presently
this box is still with the company till now,and i am presently living
in refugee camp here in a village since the deth of my late father.
Please dear i realy need your assistance and that is why i contact you
for.

Kindly get back to me so that I will tell you how i realy need your assistance.

Waiting to hear from you.
Be bless, Yours in the Lord
Maria Kone.

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