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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: mary kabila <mary_kabila20061@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:25:09 -0600 (CST)
Subject: FROM MARY KABILA MICHAEL


Dear One,
I know this letter may come to you as a surprise. I got your contact from internet net work research looking for a reputable and reliable assitance. Before I go further, I want to introduce my self to you.

My name is Miss MARY KABILA MICHAEL, I am a nationality of Gambia in West Africa. I am the only daughter of my parent MR KABILA MICHAEL, I completed my post graduate course in the year 2002 My father was a cocoa merchant and also deals on import and export. He was based in Ivory coast West Africa.

By febuary 2003, he was poisoned by his fellow business associate, He died after a long period of illness in the hospital , Due to the shocking news of my father's death, my mother who was admited in the hospital at the same period, on hearing the news
developed a heart attack and died. After three months of the the death of my parents, I
discovered some documents in my father's wardrope, among the the documents one was the one he used to deposit US$28.725 million dollars in a fixed deposit account in a bank here on my name as the only daughter.

My reason for contacting you is for you to assist me transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes.You are to serve as a beneficiary and my forign counterparts.

You are also to assist me to invest this fund as soon as it is transfered. You will also assist me arrange for my travelling documents to enable me meet with you.
I have maped out 15% for your assitance..

I have not been very confortable staying here since after the death of my parents.
Please I want you to contact me immediatly as soon as you recieve this mail for us to know what next to do.

Thanks and God Bless

Miss MARY KABILA




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