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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: "smart Konnes" <smartkonnes@csvtu.ac.in>
Reply-To: "smart Konnes" <smartkone@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 05:25:13 -0700
Subject: Greetings

Greetings,

Good Day and God bless you as I introduce myself to you with all faith 
and hope you will understand us and not to betray us at the end or let 
us down.

My name is Smart Konnes and my sister's name is Martha Konnes, I am 17 years old, we are from republic of Sierra Leone, but we are resident in Abidjan Cote D’ivoire,

our father died years ago in our country MENDE, Republic of Sierra Leone, He was into legal solid minerals, diamonds and gold mining  saleing which was under his positions in government then, and he has succeeded in saving (US$9.500, 000.00) Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, during our late father’s business on legal solid minerals, diamonds and gold mining selling he went on a 
trip to Republic of Cote D'Ivoire nearby country to our country to save his money for security reasons because of the political problems in our country, as our father return back to our country Unfortunately 
he is dead the rebels kills him and I will not want this money to be kept like that without any investment purpose please we are contacting you with full trust to assist and help us to transfer this money out from here to your country for investment purpose hoping that you will not let us down.

After the death of our father my mother took us to Abidjan Ivory Coast here we are right now and our mother died here in Ivory Coast in a private hospital because of the injuries she sustained when the rebels attack our parents now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents at our tender ages.

Before our mother's death she advice us that we should do praying and fasting to find a trust worthy person who will help us to stand as our late father’s foreign business partner, who would help us to transfer this money to his account and invest it in a profitable business venture in his country and also help us to come over to his country and stay with him as his own blood children and continue our education which terminated because of the war in our country, She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast and then settle down in abroad because of the political problems here now in ivory coast.

Our mother gave us all the vital documents which covers the deposited money in the bank, she told us that our late father reached an agreement with the bank that this money is for onward transfer to a 
foreign account to any of his foreign business partner but our late father did not introduce any name to the bank as his foreign business partner, that is why we are contacting you to help us to stand as our 
late father’s foreign business partner so that the bank will transfer this money US$9.500,000.00 million to your account, our father used my name as the only son to deposited the money as next of kin. Our mother made us to know that this is the reason why we run to this country Ivory Coast. My mother died after words. May her spirit rest in perfect peace.

We have visited the bank to make inquires on how to transfer this money out from here and the bank director assured and promised to help us to transfer this money to any of my late fathers foreign business partners immediately within 72 working hours as soon as I provide my late fathers foreign business partners details to the bank, he also said that my father did not introduce any name to the banks as his foreign business partners that i should submit my late fathers foreign business partners details to the bank, he also told us that our late father reached an agreement with they bank that the money is for onward transfer to a foreign account and entered my name as the next of kin. he pleaded that I should look for any of my late fathers foreign business partners in abroad who will help us to transfer this 
money out of here to his account.

We need help from you to help us submit your name to the bank as our fathers foreign business partner and transfer this money to your account for investment purpose and be sincere to get travailing papers for us and invite us to your country without cheating us or doing bad to us on our arrival with my younger sister.

Regarding to our late mother advice, I'm willing to give you 20% of the money after the transfer of the money and 5% extra for any expense you incurs in this transaction and you will use the rest to invest it 
in good business, I am interested in any profitable business or commercial venture which you consider very good in your country or abroad to invest this money, please mail us immediately urgent to know 
your stands before looking elsewhere, because you're the first person we are contacting and also send your phone number as soon as possible for easer communication's.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your own person?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. Hope my percentage offer is good accepted by you?

Please, Treat this email confidential and get back to us as soon as possible.

Please for security reasons reply to our privet Email Address 

Yours Sincerely,
Smart and martha Konnes

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