419 scam: Miss Maria Kone <queen_4u2008@yahoo.co.jp> kindly read and get back to me

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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:

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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Maria Kone <queen_4u2008@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Miss Maria Kone <mariakone1992@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 22:34:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: kindly read and get back to me

Dearest

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise My dear.
I am Beauty Maria Kone 24 years old female from the Republic of Cote D,Ivoire, the Daughter of Late Major Kone Jammeh. My father was a gold dealer before he met his death in Cote dâ€™Ivoire on 24 March 2007.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.

Â Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide away my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents. Now I am presently staying in the Mission Refugee camp in one of our Village here.Â

I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited a box that contains the sum of Â£3,200.000, Pounds GBPS with a box of 150killo of solid gold in one of the security firm company here in Abidjan Cote Â dâ€™Ivoire, with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted the company to clear the deposit but the Manager told me that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform my step mother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not offer me anything after the release of those boxs.

Kindly get back to me so that I will give you more
details.

Waiting to hear from you.
Be bless.
You beloved Sisiter Maria Kone.

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