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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: Sarah Konte <sarahkonte333@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kontesarah63@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:08:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear.


Good Day Dear.

First I must solicit for your strictest confidence, and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval considering the fact that we have not meet neither known each other before.

But first I wish start by introducing myself clearly to you please.

I am Miss Sarah Konte, 26years old, a Rwandan by nationality. I write you with my desire to invest in your country. I am the only daughter of my parents. My late father Mr. Williams Konte, was a rich Diamond dealer in my country Rwanda then. But now I am suffering as my father was killed by unknown assassins, on his way back from a business trip .And my sick mother died two days after my fathers death after hearing the news of my late father’s death by heart attack.

But when my father was alive, he deposited, US$4.750, Million United States Dollars under a finance firm in Dakar Senegal West Africa where I am presently staying now as a refugee .Meanwhile, I have spoke with the Finance firm manager, and have also discussed the possible release of my inherited funds. But the management of the Finance firm told me that my father left a clause that I must reach the age of 30 years or married before they will release my funds to me so I could manage the fund by myself. But on the alternative if I could search and find a trusted foreign partner who would stand as my trustee/partner and guardian to help me transfer and invest this fund hence the need for your assistance and contact.

 

So I am proposing that you should be my trustee/partner assist me in effecting the transfer of the funds to your account or any account you will nominate for investment under your care. I have decided to give you 30% of the total funds for your assistance and 10% also for any expenses that you may make during   this transfer while the rest should stand for our investment capital in your country or any where in the world you may chose for the investment project for our future benefit. On this note I will humbly want to make it clear to you that it will involve some little expenses according to the explanations of the bank management during my meeting with them

Please, I am expecting your prompt response and hoping that you will consider bitter and sorrowful condition to assist me. Then I shall furnish you with more details.

With best Regards,

Sarah Konte





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