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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: simon kabana <simon28kabana@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:41:58 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


FROM:MR SIMON KABANA

ATTN:

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL.FIRST,I MOST INTRODUCE MY SELF .I
AM MR SIMON KABANA FROM THE DIAMOND-RICH DISTRICT OF
SIERRA LEONE AND MY FATHER, THE FORMER SPECIAL
ADVISER TO THE RECENT HEAD OF STATE OF SIERRA
LEONE,MAJOR JONNY KOROMA.DURING THE WAR BETWEEN OUR
FORCES LED BY EX-HEAD OF STATE,MAJOR JOHNNY KOROMA,AND
THE WEST AFRICAN ALLIEDFORCES(ECOMOG)AT THIS POINT,THE
KEY OFFICERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION STARTED MAKING
FRANTIC EFFORTS ON HOW TO LEAVE SIERRA LEONE SAFELY BY
SHARING THE PROCEEDS/MONEY FROM THIS DIAMOND TRADE.IN
VIEW OF THE FACT THAT MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE KEY
OFFICERS OF THE THEN ADMINISTRATION AND IN –LAW TO
MAJOR JOHNNY KOROMA,HE SUCEEDED IN GETTING THE SUM OF
US$30,MILLION (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
.MY FATHER MADE ARRANGEMENT AND TRANSFER THE MONEY
THROUGH DEPLOMATIC MEANS TO SOUTH AFRICA WHERE I AM
PRESENTLY LIVING AS ASYLUM SEEKER.

UNFORTUNATELY ,MY FATHER DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AFTER
A FEW MONTHS OF EXILE IN SOUTH AFRICA.AUTOMATICALLY,
I AM NOW IN TOTAL POSSESION OF THE MONEY AS THE NEXT
OF KIN.UPON OUR ARRIVALIN SOUTH AFRICA AND AFTER DUE
CONSULTATION,MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE MONEY WITH A
PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY FOR SECURITY REASONS AS
CODED.THE ACTUIAL CONTENTS WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO THEM
(SECURITY COMPANY)HIS /HER ACCOUNT OUTSIDE SOUTH
AFRICA AS THE STRICT MONETARY LAWS HERE DO NOT ALLOW
ASYLUM SEEKERS CERTAIN FINANCIAL RIGHTS
I WILL BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS TRASACTION AND HOPING THAT YOU WILL
REMAIN TRUSTWORTHY.FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND ASSISTANCE.I
HAVE PLANNEDTO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHILE
5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED DURING
THE TRANSACTION ,AND I WILL KEEP 65% FOR MY INVESTMENT
IN YOUR COUNTRY.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
100%

RISK FREE FOR I HAVE MADE SOLID ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,AS SUCH THE ONLY
THING I ASK IS YOUR ASSURANCE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY
WITH COMPLETE TRUST AND HONESTY THAT MY OWN PART OF
THE MONEY WILL BE SAFE WHEN TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT
.I WOULD ALSO WISH THAT YOU KEEP THIS PROPOSAL HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSITING ME
,SEND MAIL TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARD

MR SIMON KABANA





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