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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS MARIAM MOBUTU SESESEKO" <mrsmseko03@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsmseko2006@myway.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:31:37 +0000
Subject: mutual offer for you

Mrs Maryam M Seseseko.
Email:mrsmseko@myway.com

Dear friend,

I am Mrs. Sese-seko widow of late President Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire,now
known as Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I am moved to write you this
letter. This was in confidence considering my present circumstance and
situation. I escaped along with my husband and two of our sons Charles and
Basher out of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire
where my family and I settled, while we later moved to settled in Morroco
where my husband later died of cancer disease.

However, due to this situation we decided to change most of my husband's
billions of dollars deposited in Swiss bank and other countries into other
forms of money coded for safe purpose because the new head of state of
(Dr)Mr Laurent Kabila has made arrangement with the Swiss government and
other European countries to freeze all my late husband's treasures deposited
in some european countries. Hence, my children and I decided laying low in
Africa to study the situation till when things gets better.

Like now that president Kabila is dead and the son taking over (Joseph
Kabila). One of my late husband's chateaux in Southern France was
confiscated by the french government, and as such I had to change my
identity so that my investment will not be traced and confiscated.

I have deposited the sum Fourteen Million United State Dollars
$14,000,000,00.) With a security company for safe keeping. What I want you
to do is to indicate your interest that you can assist us in receiving the
money on our behalf, so that I can introduce you to my son (charles)who
has the out modalities for the claim of the said funds. I want you to assist
in investing this money, but I will not want my identity revealed.

I will also want to acquire real/landed properties and stock in
multi-national companies and to engage in other safe and non-speculative
investments as advise by your good self.

May I at this point emphasize the high level of confidentiality, which this
upcoming project demands,and hope you will not betray the trust and
confidence, which I repose in you.In conclusion, if you want to assist us,
my son (Charles) shall divulge to you all briefs regarding this
project, tell you where the funds are currently being maintained and also
discuss remuneration for your services.

For this reason kindly furnish us with your contact information,that is your
telephone and fax numbers for validation purpose immediatelly,through my
personal email:mrsmseko2006@yahoo.it

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Maryam M. Seseseko


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