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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: Joseph Konoh <jk2_013@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 14:12:23 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?_Awaiting_your_response=FE_?=




Hello dear friend,

I know this message might meet you in utmost surprise however, it's just
my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for
this mutual benefiting business when searching for a good and reliable
and trust worthy person. I got your contact email address from a
Business directory and decided to connect you to this transaction that
is based on trust and your understanding.

I am Mr. Joseph Konoh, Manager Audit/Accounting Department FINANCIAL BANK
F.B.T Lome-Togo, I would like to know if this proposal will be
worthwhile for your acceptance, we have a Foreign Customer,
who was an Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and Federal
Government Contractor, he was a victim with Concord Air Line, flight
AF4590 killing 113 people crashed on 25 July 2000 near Paris leaving a
closing balance of Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars ($19.5m) in one of his Private US dollar Account that was been
managed by me as his Customer's Account Officer.

Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any hitches
as no one is aware of the funds and it's closing balance except me and the customer who is (Now Deceased)
therefore, I can present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the modalities for the claiming of the funds,
in accordance with the law.

Now,if you are interested and really sure of your trustworthy,
accountability and confidentiality on this transaction without
disappointment, you can contact me using my private email address
( jkonoh01@gmail.com )

Our sharing ratio will be 60% for me and 30% for you, While 10% will be for

the necessary expenses that might occur along the line.

I expect your reply

Sincerely

Mr. Joseph Konoh

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