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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 Jammeh <msmariakone@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: Miss Maria Jammeh <msmariakone@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:03:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Kindly get back to me so that I will tell you how i realy need your
assistance


 Greetings to you.

First let me tell you well about my self .

My Name is Maria Kone Jammeh,i am 19years old,am from the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire west africa,I am the only

Daughter of Late Major Kone Jammeh, he was well known for Cocoa exportation here in Cote Ivoire for through out his

life before he died in the year 2013.

My mother die when i was five yesr old and My father was killed by food poisoning, he died few hours upon his

arrival from a meeting that was held with some of his business partners,and since after the death of my parents i

have be living in orphange home camp.

Before my father gave up his last breath, he disclosed to me that he deposited a truck box that contains the sum of

$7.2 million Dollar.in one of the finance Security company in a city called Abidjan using my name as the beneficiary

because i was the only child of my family,and all the document about the box is intact with me.

Few weeks after the death of my father,his company and other commercial and private properties was illegally claimed

by his friends and partners who was working with him, now i am left with nothing except that money in that box.

The main reson my late father told the orphange to keep me under they care is because of some of my father,s

business partner are after my life because of that money that my late father left for me.

Presently this box is still with the company in Abidjan,and before my daddy left me he advised me that if i want to

make use of that money ,that i should look for a trusted someone who will stand on my behalf as my partner for the

safe of my life.

Please dear i really 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 Jammeh

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