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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: "Habebe Paulo" <paulomartinshabebe08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paulohabebe@zwallet.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:56:09 +0000
Subject: Re: Business Partnership

Dear Friend,

Good day to you. I pray that you receive this letter in good condition of
health, with happiness and trust.

This is a call for humanitarian assistance. I write to ask you to be my
foreign partner / investor and support me to transfer and manage my funds by
investing in profit making ventures in your country.

Forgive me for contacting you through this medium without a formal
notification. I know you do not know me before, and this will definitely
come to you as a surprise. I got your contact information during my private
search for a reliable and trustworthy individual/company who is capable to
handle this transaction and my investment abroad.

I am Mr. Habebe Paulo the son of late Mr. Habebe Martins. I am a citizen of
Liberia and was born in May 22nd 1968. My father was the personal/private
accounting officer to former President Charles Taylor of Liberia. My Father
was murdered in cold blood during the rebel war in my country Liberia.

As I have explained above I need your support to transfer my funds Twenty
Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$29,900,000.00),
which I inherited from my late father to your personal or company account
abroad for my investment.

When the war started in my country (LIBERIA) where by the rebels wants to
eliminate the president and his followers, my father, mother and younger
sister happens to be victims of the war. Before my father died after he was
shot several time, he called me to inform me about the US$29.9 million.
These funds are kept in South Africa under my fathers name with a security
company as consignment for safekeeping. I have the legal documents for the
deposit of the consignment (Funds) with the security company here in South
Africa, which my father gave to me before he died. He advice me to go out of
Liberia immediately to South Africa where the funds are kept and look for a
reliable partner to transfer the funds out of South Africa for my future
living. Presently, I am residing in South Africa as a refugee (Asylum
Seeker) and I have stayed here more than I expected, hoping that I will be
given a permanent residence permit and allowed to run some investment but
all my expectation came to no avail. This is why I need your support to
transfer my funds and relocate to your country to invest there.

I am willing to offer you 30% of the whole money for the inconveniences this
will cost you and for your support in this transaction while 5% of the total
money will be use to reimburse any expenses that might arise in the process
of this transaction, the remaining 65% will be for me and my investment in
your country to setup a profitable venture under your supervision.

As a matter of urgency and confidentiality, please do let me know if you can
or cannot assist me in handling this transaction and the investment involve.

I anticipate your quick response, indicating your interest and commitment.
In your reply do not forget to include your direct (private) telephone and
fax numbers. Treat with utmost confidentiality.

Best Regards.
MR. HABEBE PAULO
NO 92 DE KORTE ST. BRAAMFONTEIN
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

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