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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: "mark kone" <mrkone88@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mark_kone28@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:57:29 +0000
Subject: FROM MR.MARK KONE

FROM MR.MARK KONE
 
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORE(IVORY COAST)
 
Dear Friend
 
I am MR.MARK KONE,a staff of one of the Commercial Banks in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE(IVOIRECOAST).
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. I got your contact from the world trade center (W.T.C.) regional office in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE the details of my intention was not made known to them.
On June 6 2001, An oil consultant / contractor with the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE National Petrolum Corporation, ENG. MUSTAPHA AZEEZ,made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$7,500,000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred thous united states dollars)in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact employers COTE D'IVOIRE National Petroleum corporation that ENG. MUSTAPHA AZEEZ, died along with his family in plane crash. On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that ENG.MUSTAPHA AZEEZ, did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork.
This sum of US$7,500,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim it. According to the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE Law, at  the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will evert to the ownership of the COTED'IVOIRE Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to ENG.MUSTAPHA AZEEZ, so that the fruits of this old,man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple,
 
1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and address so that the attorney will
prepare all the necessary documents and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin to this fixed deposit.
 
2. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting all the necessary documents in your favour for the transfer.
 
3. A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will then facilitate the transfer of this
money to you as the beneficiary / next of kin of ENG. MUSTAPHA AZEEZ. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you. There is no risk as all the paper work for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as a staff of this department, guarantees the successful execution of this deal.
If you are interested, please reply immediately .Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the deal very well. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and best regards,
MR.MARK KONE.


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