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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: "Hassen Kabila" <hssnkabila10@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hssnkabila@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:01:43 +0000
Subject:

DEAR SIR,
FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU
WILL GENIUNE APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE
NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE.

I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM MR HASSEN KABILA . FROM LIBERIA IN MONVROVIA , WEST
AFRICA..I WRITE TO KNOW MY DESIRES TO INVEST AND TO BUY A
LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM THE FIRST SON OF DR.KABILA MICHEAL , WHO WAS THE
FORMER MINISTER OF DIAMOND MINNIG CO-PERATION IN MY
COUNTRY.MY FATHER HAD A BULLET SHOT BY REBELS ON HIS WAY
TRAVELLING TO LUSIA. A SUB CITY AFTER FREETOWN THE CAPITAL CITY, ALONG WITH MY SISTER.MY SISTER DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE DIED THREE MONTHS LATER.
BEFORE HE DIED HE REVEAL TO ME ABOUT BOXES CONTAINING $20.8.5MILLION U.S DOLLARS. WITH GOLD AND DIAMOND WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA AS FAMILLY VALUABLES.

MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO
THE SECURITY COMPANY TO AVOID THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS.

PRESENTLY MYSELF AND MY MOTHER ARE HERE IN GHANA TO
NOTIFY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR CLAIMS,AND WE ARE
STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP.THEREFORE WE WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY,BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO AVOID
SUSPICIOUS,AND DUE TO MARKET IN STABILITY COUPLED WITH
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICA COUNTRIES LIKE MINE,THAT IS WHY I WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD.

FOR YOUR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE MYSELF AND MY MOTHER
HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
THE MONEY.

WE HAVE ALL VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE
DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE WHICH I CAN SEND
TO YOU THROUGH FAX IF I CAN GET YOUR PRIVATE FAX
CONTACT.

NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSE THIS TO ANY PERSON APART
FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY
CONFIDENCIAL.

SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR MORE
INFORMATION'S,YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT MY LATE FATHER BARRISTER IN GHANA HERE FOR MORE INFO,BARRISTER BEDIAKO JUNIOR AT bediakochambers1@hotmail.com
TEL ; 00233-244924424
THANKS.
TRULLY,
HASSEN KABILA
TEL:00233-243-5782-11


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