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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: "TABOU KABA" <taboukaba@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: taboukaba@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:25:13 +0000
Subject: THANKS AND GOD BLESS

FROM TABOU KABA
TEL:+225 07666967
ABIDJAN, IVORYCOAST WEST-AFRICA

Please Reply to this Email:taboukaba@hotmail.fr
GOOD DAY

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCEREBUSINESS.

I AM TABOU KABA THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRSRAPHAEL,MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BYHIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON ABUSINESS. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001, MY FATHERTOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHERON 29TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.
HE SECRETLYCALLE ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 10,000,000(TEN MILLION,UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN ALOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THENEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESSASSOCIATES.

THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OFMY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENTPURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKINGYOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 20 YEARS.
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS EENTRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THETOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFULTRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTINGME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN(7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROMYOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
TABOU KABA


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