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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel Mubala" <daalmuball@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:14:39 +0100
Subject: Treat urgent!

Good Day

Greetings!

I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country ,i feel confident therefore to introduce myself and this offer to you based on this problem of war in my country.Please see the attach website for more insight about the previous and current crisis in my country, web reference:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070901/wl_nm/leone_elections_clashes_dc

I have a substantial capital i honourably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.

I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. Well my name is Daniel Mubala the only surviving son of MR Yaya MUBALA a diamond dealer from KENEMA in Sierra Leone .My father is now late he died some months back during the last and current crisis in my country Sierra Leone .He was Killed by the rebels for refusing to join and sponsor them.

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount of money he left behind. This money 4.8million dollars is deposited in a security and trust company in Dakar Senegal for safe keeping some years ago by my father and he made me the sole beneficiary .I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to claim the deposit from the security company and assist me on investing it as well in your country.

I have made up my mind to offer you 25% of the total sum and also map out 5% for any expenses that will be made during the transaction while the remaining will go into investment and my use.As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well known to you if I am given the opportunity to do so in my next message .Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to this mail also include your personal contact phone number for more easy communication.



Thanks and remain bless

Daniel Mubala







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