419 scam: "Zena Kone" <zena16kone@wp.pl> From Zena Kone

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- zenakone1996@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Zena Kone" <zena16kone@wp.pl>
Reply-To: zenakone1996@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:28:29 +0100
Subject: From Zena Kone

From Zena Kone

My Dearest.

Good day, may the blessings of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help. After going through your profile, I was convinced that you are a reputable and trust worthy person who can help me.

I am contacting you with the hope that you will be great help to me. My name is Zena Kone,a 21 years old Girl from Cote D'Ivoire.

My father and i escaped from our country at the height of the civil war after loosing my mother and my elder brothers in the war.As a result of the political instability in my country even after the war, my father restablished his cocoa and Coffee export business in my country Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

He was in Buoake, A northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa plantation when he was shot by some group of men. The death of my father has now made me an orphan

Before his unfortunate death, my late father called me by his sick bed and told me as his only surviving Daughter, that he had deposited in one of the prominent banks here in our country the sum of $9million Dollars. With my name as the next of kin.He warned seriouslly to be careful of my uncles and his business associates.right now i am writing to you my uncles have sized my fathers properties ,remaining only this money that my father deposited in the bank and they are doing anything possible to see if they will lay their hands on this fund

As a result of the present insecurity of living and property in this country, I wish you to help me to use your account in your country to transfer my inherited fund for onward business investment. Also i want you to assite me in securering a visa for me to come to your country to continue my education there.

I am willing to give you 15% while 5% has been earmarked for expenses. I will appreciate it if you reply me as soon as you receive my email so that we can discuss further on this matter. Please reply me on my private mail box

(zenakone1996@gmail.com)

Thanks and God bless you.

Miss Zena Kone

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