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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: colins Abarq <colinsabarq@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:49:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (HIGHLY PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL)


Mrs.patr abarq












Phone; +27 
78114178












JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH













AFRICA.












                          
                          (HIGHLY PRIVATE  CONFIDENTIAL)






































Good-Sir/

























I
got your contact courtesy of the South African chamber of commerce












and

Industry business
Directory here in Johannesburg, name
is Mrs.Patricia abarq the former
wife of DEFENCE
MINISTER Johnson kufi of the republic of GABON in Central Africa.I and
my only  son are  presently residing in Johannesburg,











South Africa where
we are seeking political Asylum following the latest dissolution
of our 28 year-old marriage.

























Before my marriage with the defence
minister Johnson abarq finally
broke-up, I was able to move out some reasonable sum of Money in US$
currencies out of the Presidential Villa in Libraville, which I intend
to invest for myself and my only son. This fund amounts to a total of
US$10M(Ten Million US dollars)and this money is safely kept in the
security vault of a private security  company in
Johannesburg
pending
when I will find a trusted foriegn business partner.

























I am
interested in any business you think can be very viable in your












country

as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of me and my
son depends on this money as we may never in life go back to his father
who outrightly abandoned us. In your reply please indicate a few
businesses you think will be of mutual benefit to both myself and
yourself. We will be glad to part with a reasonable percentageof the
total fund to you for all
your assistance towards moving this money out of  Johannesburg to your
country and helping us in term of reasonable investment opportunities
that will be of mutualbenefitto my family and also your humble self.

























Please

indicate your willings and also include your private phone and fax
numbers for quicker communication, the above numbers are my
privatetelephone and fax numbers.For further enquiries, you may wish to
call me or my son on the above telephone numbers.












 












Please
maintain absolute confidentiality of this previllaged piece of
information and proposal as it is never the wish of me and my son that
His father (Johnson abarq)ever know
our wayabout for life. Hoping to meet you very soon as our business
relationship improves.God bless you as we await your favourable reply.












 












Mrs.patr

abarq



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