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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: aishah kone <chanttale_paul@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: aishah kone <aishahkci@outlook.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:13:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest Respectful One,


Dearest Respectful One,
 
May the Peace of the Lord be unto you and your family,   I 'm
MISS AISHAH KONE,19yrs old , from Central Africa Republic  where there's
war currently going on, My late father  Mr. MUHAMMED KONE was killed
by the Anti-balaka rebel  along with my Mother and my 3brother’s earlier
this years on their way to the capital city which  because of the
war  here in my country Central Africa Republic   also been envy
of our worthily  which  my late father was  in charge of the
mining  GOLD & DIAMOND  cooperation here in Central Africa
Republic , also a Financial consultant  at the pride  of formal 
late  president  (Kolingba), May there soul  rest in PEACE  (Amen).
 
I humbly write to solicit for your partnership and assistance in
transferring and investing of Fund USD$16.5M deposited in the Financial
Security Trust firm here in Ivory Coast. I will be very glad if you do assist
me to relocate the Fund in the Financial Security Trust firm to your country
for the benefit of my business investment there in your country. Acutely we
have not met each other as I got your contact through the business directory.
In the name of God, I need your assistance to help me out and secure this Fund
in lucrative venture there in your country. I want to evacuate this coded 
Fund for investment purpose into your country bank account as such I would like
to make contact with people like you residing in that country for assistance.
Note, the Fund is already with the Financial Security Trust Firm here in Ivory
Coast for safe keeping.   If you are willing to assist me. You will
help me retrieve the Fund from the Financial Security Trust firm here in the as
The reason I needed your help is that I cannot operate it alone without using
your name as a Foreigner who will stand as my beneficiary guardian to retrieve
the Fund in the Financial Security Trust firm or the business partner that you
are, that is why I decided to contact you seeking for your aid
assistant.  
 
Since the war in my country is still unstable and everything is practically
difficult now and opportunities are closing up, the Rebel Anti-balaka is
frustrating the country now and the government that is why I travel down with
the (UN) diplomatically here in Ivory Coast where my late father deposited the
Fund in the Financial Security Trust Firm here in Ivory Coast, USD$16.5M for
self keeping.   If you accept this offer of assistance, you are
required to give me your Name, age, occupation, address also enclosing your
telephone fax numbers. What I now need from you are as follows:
 
(1). you will act, on behalf of me here and as well as my late father’s foreign
business partner, to contact the Financial Security Trust firm here to secure
the Fund on my behalf and open a Bank account in your country for me with the
credentials I will give you.(2). You will be entitled to 25% of the involved
for your assistance. (3). As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail your readiness
to contact Bank here Ivory Coast , I will send you all the relevant details
,the code number of Fund to you and also the contact information’s. Of
Financial Security Trust firm here Ivory Coast. (4). Please note that this
project is 100% risk free but you must keep it very secret and confidential
with strong assurance that you will not let me down at all. I expect your
prompt
reply on Regards,
MISS AISHAH KONE

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