419 scam: Manni Kones <mannikones@gmail.com> Dear Sir

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mannikones@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Manni Kones <mannikones@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:44:31 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir

Dear Sir
I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. My name
is Manni kones i`m 19yrs old and I am from Kenya. My father was
the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs
Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho
and crashed in a remote area called Kajong'a, in western Kenya.The plane
crashed on
the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.You can read more about the crash through the
below
site: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html
After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold my
father's properties to a Switzerland Expatriate which they shared the money
among themselves and live nothing for me. One faithful morning, I opened my
father's briefcase and found out the documents which he have deposited huge
amount of money in one Bank in Europe with my name as the next of kin.
I traveled out of Kenya before they could find out but cannot withdraw the
money as i cannot go beyond Ghana as I don`t have enough on me,
I am now living in a refugee camp in Ghana and in search of an honest and
reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will
present him to the Bank for transfer of the money to his or her bank
account
overseas. I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that
you
will not betray my trust.
Though you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without
knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the
true person to help me. I will like to disclose much to you if you can help
me to
relocate to your country because my stepmother has threatened to
assassinate me.
The amount is ($7.2M USD)Seven Million, Two Hundred United State Dollars,
and I have confirmed it from the bank, You will also help me to place the
money in
profitable business venture in your Country and also recommend a good
University
in your country so that I can complete my studies which is very important
to me.

Yours,
Manni
mannikones@yahoo.com

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