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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: MRS MAANYA SASI KABILA <maanysasi002@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:55:46 +0200
Subject: Re: FAMILY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


FROM MAANYA SASI KABILA.
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Dear Sir/Madam
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I know you will be suprised to read from me, but please consider this lett=
er as a request from a widow in dire need of assistance.=20
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I am Mrs. MAANYA Sasi Kabila, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (forme=
rly known as Zaire), one of the three wives of late President of Democrati=
c Republic of congo, Laurent Kabila . Your firm was introduced to me by a =
Career Diplomat whom I consulted in my search for a reliable company or in=
dividual who can assist me in transferring a reasonable sum of money abroa=
d. I, on behalf of my Family decided to solicit for your assistance to tra=
nsfer the sum of US$30.5 Million (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand Uni=
ted States Dollars) to your personal / company's account. This money was p=
art of the money secured by my late husband Laurent Kabila when he was the=
president of Democratic Republic of Congo. As the wife he relied on, he d=
rew my attention to the money in case of death or other unforeseen circums=
tances. his fear was actualized on the 16th January 2001, when he was assa=
ssinated by his bodyguard.=20
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For your awareness, this fund was personally deposited by my husband in a =
Private Security company in reply to: johannesburg, South Africa before hi=
s death. I am in possession of all documents involved in the said deposit.=
The idea of involving you in this transaction is for you to assist me in =
transferring this money to your overseas account for investment purposes. =
Contact my brother {Dr DAVID SASI }who is in south africa on this address-=
[mailto:address-drdavidsasi@gmail.com]drdavidsasi@gmail.com [mailto:addre=
ss-davidsasi10@yahoo.com] ,or maany00@googlemail.com [mailto:maany00@googl=
email.com] , he is in position to inform you the whole procedure mapped ou=
t for a successful transaction. you will liaise with him to achieve this d=
esirable objective.=20
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We have agred to give you 30% of the total amount for your assistance and =
5% for any expenses that might be incurred by both parties in the course o=
f this transaction, while the remaining 65% will be for my family. Please =
treat this matter with utmost urgency and confidence it deserves.=20
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May God bless you as I earnestly hope for your assistance.=20
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Yours sincerely,
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MRS MAANYA SASI KABILA.=20


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