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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: Edgar Konan <hr.givian@krplubricants.ir>
Reply-To: edgarkonan12@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:41:03 +0330
Subject: Waiting for Your Response.



Dear ,

Our greetings to you.

My name is Edgar Konan From Cote d'Ivoire but presently staying in
Mozambique were we ran to for safety during the civil war in my
country with my sister Vanessa after the death of our parents. I got
your contact from the international business information center here
in Mozambique and I decide to contact you.
My main purpose of contacting you is to seek your help in transferring
some amount of money which my late father deposited in a bank here in
Mozambique to your country and for you to help me and my sister to
come over to your country for the investment of the money which you
shall serve as the overseer and the continuation of our education.

Iam 19 years old and my sister Vanessa is 16. Our late father Mr. Eric
Nanan Konan was before his death an influential politician in our
country Cote d'Ivoire. He was killed during the last presidential
election crisis in my country by the forces loyal to president
Alassane Ouattara on the allegations that he was a major supporter of
the former President Laurent Gbagbo who refused to hand over power.

Before the elections, Our father have arranged for us to leave for
Mozambique with our mother because he thought that the election might
lead to crisis which later happened in my country Cote d'Ivoire. It
was here in Mozambique that we were informed about the death of our
dear father. Upon hearing the news of our father's death, our mother
developed a heart attack which claimed her life. but before she died
she gave me the documents of the money which my late father deposited
with a bank here in Mozambique and she told me and my sister that our
late father reached an agreement with the bank that the money is for
onward transfer to a foreign account and entered my name his only son
as the next to kin.

She pleaded that I should look for a good and trust worthy person
abroad who will help me to transfer this money out of Mozambique and
help me and my sister to go over to his or her country to continue our
education and invest the money in good business.

I have visited the bank where the money is deposited and met the
director who assured me that the money is intact and that once I
submits the details of the foreign partner in whose account the money
will be transferred to, the bank will commence the transfer proceedings.

That is the reason I contacted you so that I could present you to the
bank as my late father's foreign business partner so that the money
could be transferred to your account and as we are too young to manage
the amount of money involved, we would want you to oversee and
supervise the investment of the money in good business when it is
transferred.

For your assistance, I and my sister shall give you 20% of the money
once the transaction is successfully completed.

If you accept to assist us as requested, Then send us more details
about you so that we can know you better and I also shall send to you
our details as well for you to know us better and be well informed
with the transaction when we receives your reply.

You can also reply at this email address: edgarkonan12@gmail.com or
reach us on this phone number; +258876079332 for more explanations.


Thanks and God bless you.


Yours Sincerely,
Edgar and Vanessa Konan


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