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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: maicke_boubaker@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 06:27:12 +0200
Subject: FROM MAICKE BOUBAKER

Dear

I am Mr.Maicke Boubaker from Democratic Republic of Congo. I am an orphan
being that I lost my perents a couple of years ago.My father was the Brigadier
incharge of arms, ammunition procurement for the Congo Army.and later was
appointed as the chairman of Diamond exporting Group of Congo until his
death He was assigned by President LAUREN KABILA to Purchase arms in Rusia
and was assassinated by the hutu rebels as he returned


Before his death he told me that he deposited in a Security Firm in Europe
the sum of US$25.Million which he told me was for the importation of Diamond
mining equipments for the establishment of his diamond mining and processing
plant in Kingshasha.

I want you to do me a favour to retrieve this funds to a safe account in
your country or any safer place as the beneficiary and the foreign partner
who was to supply him with the equipments . but now I have plans to do investment
in your country on real estate and industria production. This is my reason
for writing you.

Please if you are willing to assist me and , indicate your interest in replying
soonest and feel free to tell me what I should offer you for your assistance.

I am presently asylum in Abidjan .

Thanks and best regards .

Mr.Maicke Boubaker.


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