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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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From: "Doris Kabbah" <m_kabbah1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:54:21 +0000
Subject: WE NEED YOUR HELP


From: Mrs. Doris Kabbah.
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
E-mail:m_kabbah1@yahoo.com
Tel: + 225 07-922-773.
Attn: Sir/Madam.
I am DORIS KABBAH. The wife of late Gen. HANIS MICHAEL KABBAH Chief of Defence staff of Guinea Bissau who was assassinated late last year in a bloody encounter.
Before his death,he deposited the sum of US$ 18.800.000.00. million in a Security Company here in Abidjan in a boxes for safe keeping and declared it as belonging to his foreign partner without the knowledge of the Guinean Government.
This fund and some more were earlier approved by the Government of Guinea Bissau for the purchases of arms from France, through the son of former head of state of France ex-President Francois Mitterand for executing and controlling the rebels incursions into Guinea from bother Sierra Leon and Liberia. It was after the hasty burial of my late husband under military accolade that I discovered a Certificate of Deposit in my husband's underground safe issued him by a Security Company here in Abidjan. And when I showed it to my son,he decided that we should immediately sneak away to here Abidjan to confirm the deposits with the fear of anticipation of ravages of war and impending holocaust spreading into the streets of Guinea. A day after our arrival here, we started expriencing same political crises in this country, we had confirmed the deposit with the Security Company.
We decided hence now the son of ex-President Mitterand is facing trial for his alleged involvement in the supply of armunitions to Angola and some African Countries (his normal business) without the mention of my late husband's intention with him. It is in the
best intention of my son and me to ask you to assist us to claim the fund as my late husband's foreign partner.
We wish to find out if you could thus:
1- Permit us to use your name as the beneficiary of
this consignment in the security company hence he
never declared any name.
2- We would want to provide a foreign bank account into which we can transfer this fund preferably where taxation will not take a greater toll on the money.
3- I would also want you to introduce me to a profitable business to invest the fund that does not require deep technical expertise.
My son and I have agreed to give you a certain percentage which is negotiable. Should you agree to assist us. Please handle this matter with absolute secrecy as the safety of the fund and our life depends on this.
I shall be happy to hear from you at the earliest possible time. Please call me + 225 07-922-773. or send me a reply by email addresses below for the secret confidential of the deal. I will furnish you orally with details and instruction's.
Thanks,
Best Regards
Mrs.Doris Kabbah and Son.
E-mail: m_kabbah1@yahoo.com <mailto:m_kabbah1@yahoo.com>
E-Mail: jadama@myself.com <mailto:jadama@myself.com>
TEL: + 225 07-922-773.



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