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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: "Mr Tanko Zubaro" <tk_zubaro@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:37:38 +0700
Subject: Bussiness collaboration

Name ;Mr Tanko Zubaro

Email adress;tanko_zubaro@yahoo.com

Dear sir,

With deep appreciation of your esteem contact i got from your business wedsite,i wish to introduce myself to you sir, I am Mr Tanko Zubaro from cuba, but i am now living in thailand Bangkok ( conditionally) actually i will like to invest in your company.

Sir I will like to know the procedures of a non-citizen investing in your company or country, actually after reading through your web-site, I decided to contact you because i cannot invest in your company\country without an assistant from someone from your country.

I will like you to advice me on a Business there that i can invest and the procedures before the investment, why i inquired is because, in investments, you have to look for a good company and country that the safety environmental condition of the foriegn investor is quaranteed,

A company or country that is trustworthy with good government,good management and better economy.Acutully the good profile of your company increases the volume of your company thus raising evidence that if money is invested in your company,that the investor is guaranteed of reaping the good dividends of investments...thanks to the companys management board

thanks very much for taking time to go through my e-mail and i am also looking forward to read your reply soon so as to detail you on my investments programme and how much fund that i am intending to invest and also the area of the business that i would like to invest it after good negotiation.

Thanks

yours

Mr Tanko Zubaro


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