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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.
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: "MRS. FATIMA LAUREN KABILA." <anene2@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrmarkojukwu@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:45:39 +0400
Subject: let do this business as partners ( REPLY)
Hello
My name is Mrs. FATIMA LAUREN KABILA a wife of the late president of People's Republic of Congo who was assented by his own personal guard.
I have a very confidential business I want to carry out with you. It involves US$18 million (eighteen million United States dollars) in cash, which I have successfully deposited with a private safe deposit firm in Dubai. Presently I am under house arrest.
The fund US$18 million is a proceed of Diamond and Gold sales in the black market by the agent of my late husband. Being a victim of polygamous husband and my son
I suffered untold hardship and rejection upon the death of his father the former president
We made away with this amount since other wives ganged up against us.
I concealed it into one metallic box which I deposited in favor of a foreign beneficiary. And for security purposes, I declared the content to be family valuables / artifact
I need you to assist us clear the consignment and invest it for us. I want you to indicate your interest so I can give you more details of the procedure. So after confirming the fund into your account, you will arrange for our resettlement in your country. We are prepared to
Share 20/80 with you but you must keep every thing Confidential
Above all, we expect you to be a serious minded businessman or woman to do the business with and quickly too. Confirm your willingness to do the business with us.
As I presumed you could be reliable and capable of handling a confidential matter like that, please I would want you to help me relocate to your country, I mean helping me to secure residential permit. More so, I will like you to help me to buy a good house which will not exceed $150,000 where we will stay when eventually we come over to your country.
PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IS VERY IMPORTANT
MRS. FATIMA LAUREN KABILA.
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