419 scam: Sarah Kon <khanjoseph66@yahoo.com> Yours very Sincerely Miss Sarah Kon

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "meet the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- skon44@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Kon <khanjoseph66@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Sarah Kon <skon44@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 19:08:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Yours very Sincerely Miss Sarah Kon

Dear
Compliments

Can I trust you?

I saw your contact through your country chamber of commerce/business directory.
I am 25 years old single girl from Republic of Togo.I am a student here in Togo and only child of my parents.My mother died when I was three years old.

However,my father worked as a diplomat with Embassy of Togo in India,Here in Togo,he deposited the sum of Five million united states of american dollars in a security company and declared it as family valuables to debar the staff of the company from running away with it if they find out that the content is money.It was sealed in a consignment.He decided not to deposit it in a bank due to the fact that a civil servant he is not obliged to have such huge amount of money and government will question him if they find out.Few weeks ago,he contacted a diplomat from my country Togo to convey the consignment from Togo to India through diplomatic courier luggage.Although he did not disclose the real content to the diplomat as he told him it is family valuable for fear he might run away with it.The diplomat successfully conveyed the consignment to India and contacted my father,on his way to the airport to receive the diplomat and consignment,his car crashed and he died on the spot.He has been flown to my country Togo and has been buried.The diplomat cannot come back with the consignment back to Togo for fear of consignment being screened.Although he is worried and want to come back with the consignment but I begged him to wait to enable me look for any of my father,s friend in India to collect the consignment from him.IÂ do not want to tell the diplomat that the content is money because he will be mad at us for telling him lies in the first place and may do something stupid by running away with the money inorder to punish us.My father told me that his agreement with the diplomat was upon his arrival with the consignment,he will give him his balance of four thousand american dollars as he had already given him four thousand dollars.

Please my dear,I am seeking for your assistance to meet the diplomat in India and collect the consignment from him on my behalf.I am processing my visa to come to India but the Ebola virus syndrome is making the embassy delay to give me visa.As we know west africa is ravaged with Ebola and foreign embassies find it difficult to give visa.Please you will collect the consignment and wait till my arrival before we both deposit it in a bank in India.I shall give you 20% of the total sum as your commission while the balance is for me.I want to live in India to invest the money.Morealso you will assist me to buy a house overthere where I will live.Although I have prayed over this and have presented your name to Almighty God and he confirmed to me through fasting that you are reliable and trustworthy.I am a christian and always believe in my dreams as it has never fail me.Please reply me through this email address(skon44@yahoo.com)Please this transaction is risk free because the money is legitimately acquired .I shall send you my telephone number when I am convinced you are willing to assist me.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon

Wishing you Gods richest blessing

Yours very Sincerely

Miss Sarah Kon

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