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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: "Miss Vaida Kabila" <v.kabila@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 13:24:08 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear, REPLY

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL REQUEST FOR A STRICT SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION WHICH WILL BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION.


I AM MISS VAIDA O. KABILA DAUTHER TO LATE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO , MR LAURENT D. KABILA WHO WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED BY ONE OF HIS PERSONAL SECURITY BODY GUARD WHOM WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY MEMBERS OF THE REBEL GROUPS IN OUR COUNTRY.


DURING HIS REIGN, I FRONTED FOR HIM IN THE SALES OF DIAMOND AND TANTALITE TO SOME DUTCH AND FRENCH COMPANIES AND THE PROCEEDS $20.5 MILLION (USD) PAID BACK TO HIM WHICH HE KEPT IN A TRUNK BOX AND MOVED IT INTO A SECURITY COMPANY IN SENEGAL.


AFTER HIS DEATH AND THE IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT OF OUR ELDER BROTHER PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA HE REQUESTED THAT I SHOULD BRING BACK THE DOCUMENTS OF THIS DEPOSIT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL AWARE THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE GIVING SUCH TASK BY MY LATE FATHER BUT I DECLINED THAT I DON'T HAVE SUCH DOCUMENTS WITH ME HENCES HE HAS BEEN ELECTED THE PRESIDENT, I AM ENTILTED TO WHAT I CAN LAY MY HANDS ON AS A FORM OF INHERITANCES FROM OUR LATE FATHER BECAUSE MY FATHER HAS TWO WIVES SO EVERY ONE HAS TO CATERED FOR THEIR MOTHERS. I AM CONFIDING IN YOU NOT TO LET THIS OUT TO ANYONE.


I INTEND TO GO INTO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH YOU FOR INVESTMENT AS WE WILL BOTH AGREE UPON.


AS THE CASE MAYBE I NEED YOUR TRUST AND URGENCY TO HELP ME MOVE THESE MONEY OUT OF AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.

FOR EASY COMMUNICATION, I REQUIRE WITHOUT DELAY YOUR FULL DATAS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED , PLEASE -EMAIL ME A.S.A.P.


I WILL GIVE YOU MY OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.


I AM PRESENTLY IN A REFUGEE CAMP HERE IN SENEGAL WHERE I INTEND WE WOULD MEET TO PACKAGE THIS TRANSACTION SOONEST.


SINCERELY
MISS VAIDA KABILA.
vaidakabila@netscape.net






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