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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 Kabila" <d_kabila81@zipmail.com.br> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:20:31 +0100
Subject: Very Important Letter

Dear,
I know this letter might come to you as a suprise but
I honestly do not intend to suprise you.I am daniel
Kabilla the son of the late democratic President of
Congo,President Laurent Kabila of the blessed memory.
I am writing with total sincerity and my intention to
invest the sum of US$18M{Eighteen Million United State
Dollars) with you.I inherited this money from
mother.This money was got through the sales of Diamond
and Timber when my father was the head of
state. My mother being her second wife used her
privilege position to engage in the business since she
knows that her survival will depend on how much she
can get out of the privileged situation.
When my father was asasinated in the 16TH Jan.2001 by
one of his bodyguards Lt.Rashidi Kesereke though the
conspiracy of some top army officers that wanted to
toople him I escaped to South Africa, because of the
fear that I might be arrested by my half
brother Lt.General Joseph Kabila the present head of
state.Actually his mother and my mother were not in he
best of relationship because of who
among them will be the firt lady tussle and this
ultimately affected us their children.
My mother advised me to leave for South Africa For
security reasons,while the funds were deposited with a
security company here.On getting here where I have
been living as a political refugee, I am seeking for
your assistance as a foreigner to help me move this
fund out for safe banking and profitable
investment.Honstly I contacted you because I dont want
to invest this money here due
to my status as a political refugee, and moreover I
wouldnt want to take risk because
this money is all that I and my mother is depending on
because my half brother has seized
all my fathers assets and money and left I and my
mother empty handed without
knowing about the funds deposited at a finance
company in South Africa, so that is why I decided that
investing this money in your country should be ths
best investment for us.
I will be honoured if I can be given the privilege of
investing this money with your help. In view of this
plight, I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough
to respond to this distress call to save my mother and
I from a hopeless future.And if you
agree, we hereby agree to compensate your sincere and
candid effort in this regard with 15% of the total
fund, while the remaining will be invested maningfully
for our future if possible in your
areas of business and deterrents sectors of the
economy in your country which are dividends
yielding. Whatever your decision is please respond
immediately through my emailand keep this
letter tight secret for the interest of my family.

God bless you.

Daniel Kabila


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