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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Deborah Kabila" <deb72a@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: dera72@excite.com
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:44:05 +0000
Subject: Hi

Dear friend,
RE save our soul
I am Mrs. Deborah Kabila, one of the wives of Late President Laurent D.
Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Consequent upon the
assassination of my husband, I am in possession of USD 20,000,000 (twenty
Million US Dollars Only) being funds earlier earmarked for special projects.
This fund has since been deposited in a security company in West African
Country of Togo where I am residing now with my children. It is now my
intention to move the said fund out of this place (Togo) to a safer place
for the benefit of my children and I, for immediate investment. Based on
this that I solicited for your assistance to enable me take this money out
of Togo. However, note that my children and I have agreed to give you 20% of
the total fund if you can accept the offer of assisting us. Also it will be
your responsibility in directing us on a viable business. It is also my
intention to relocate and probably take a temporarily resident in your
country pending when all the troubles in my country will be resolved. We
advised that you look for a house we will buy as soon as we arrived. To
conclude this transaction, you will be required to come to Togo to open an
account in any bank here in Togo where the security company will deposit the
total sum in your favor. From this bank the money will be remitted into your
original bank in your country. Immediately this done, all of us will depart
Togo to your country, where my children and I are expected to take a
temporary resident. Please note that I can not open any Bank account with my
name because, My late husband's first son-JOSEPH-who took over power in our
country, don't want to see me and my children, He claimed that when our
husband was alive, that I was very close to him than any other of his wives
including his (Joseph) mother. He also claimed that because of my closeness
to him that I was able to get things from him more than others. As a result
he has been monitoring me. Infact this one of the main reasons I want to
take my children out of our country and any nearby country.
Thanking you in advance. Yours faithfully,
Deborah Kabila (Mrs.)
N/B: Kindly give me your direct telephone,fax and your mobile telephone
numbers for more explanations.



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