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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: Joseph Kono <jkono@outlook.fr>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 07:44:27 +0000
Subject: hi


Good Day,


Thanks for your attention and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval,My name is Joseph Kono from Kumasi Ghana, I humbly write to seek for your partnership and assistance in the transfer and investment of my inheritance funds.

My Father died of cancer and my mother died of hypertension 2years after my Fathers death,after the burial my uncles took away everything from me because they master mind the death of my Father, they even took my fathers resident which warrant my traveling out to move away from home.

Late Mr Kono(my Father) was a gold merchant and Government agent,I promptly decided to contact you believing that by the grace of God you will be the right person for executing the business transaction I am about to disclosed to you through this email media because he has a deposit with one of the leading security company in our neighboring country Togo ,With me is a deposit certificate of some kilos of gold with $5.5million dollars by my fathers name with a security company in the neighboring country , that is the only thing my hands get on when they drive me from home and sold my fathers house,Now i am contacting you as a foreign partner to help me receive the funds with the security company for investment because i don't want to stay here in my country and i am scared of Mr uncle.

This is the only thing i am having from my father and only me knows about this with the holding security company . I have never disclose to any one but you because it is very confidential and now i have run out of the little cash i went off with due to no work and need to move on, I have duty to supply you necessary information to realize claims with the Security Company; When the fund is in your custody I will meet you in your Country to share everything, which should be 30% for you, 70% for me.


Your Faithfully,
Mr.Joseph Kono

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