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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: Zaina Kone <zainakone1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Zaina Kone <zainakone@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 21:12:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Fund Transfer Message From Miss Zaina Kone


Hello Dearest


How
are you doing? I have sent you this e-mail for open discussions if it is acceptable
by you to help me, I ask for your full commitment and cooperation. I contacted
you after going through your profile base on trust that you are the rightful
person that can handle the fund, hoping that you can help me to investment this
fund in your country/company on my behalf as a prospective partnership.

My
full name is Zaina Kone My late father who was a well known international Gold
and Diamond dealer before he was poison by one of his business associate, my mother
divorced my father when I was only 6years old and got married to another man
according to what my father told me, before my father got to remarry my step
mother who is now looking for away to kill me since the death of my late
father, before the death of my late father, he explained to me many things, he
said that my step mother hand is in his death encase if he did not succeed the
sickness, that I should run away from the house ad I should leave this country with
the fund I the bank, I stand as the next of kin in depositing of the fund,
 
Meanwhile, with a financial institution I
want your partnership for investing the fund in your country/company. It is
pertinent to ask if you can handle this fund/investment in your country, give
all the necessary details about the financial institution for more information.
Meanwhile, I am very honest in my dealings with people and I also demand the
same from you as a Partner to be. Can I trust you with this fund?
 
I have already visited the bank
where the fund is deposited for the immediately released, but they demanded a
foreign investor and foreign bank account as the agreement made by my late
father with the bank on the day he deposited the fund.
 
Meanwhile,
I will like to know if you are ready and willing to provide me the below
requirements?
 
1 To provide a new empty bank account
where the bank can transfer the fund if you don’t want us to use your own
personal bank account.
 
2 To serve as guardian of this fund since
I’m still a little girl as stated in the agreement bond.
 
3
To make an arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and secure a resident in your country.

I
want you to note that this is a mutual business venture as there is a reward
for your assistance. I shall let you know all the total amount of money
deposited and we will disuse about your benefit for your assistance as we
proceed. For a more comprehensive about details of the fund, please contact me
as soon as possible.
 
Thanks so much for your understanding.
 
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
 
Sincerely
 
Zaina
Kone

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