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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: =?gb2312?q?MRS=20FLORENCE=20KABILA?= <florencekabila012@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: florence_kabila1@walla.com
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 03:31:30 +0800 (CST)
Subject: HELP ME OUT!


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Hello dear,


My Name is Mrs Florence Kabila, My husband is Dr Richard Kabila a former Zimbabwean Ambassador to the UK,who died some years back after a brief illness in London.


I and My husband lived a Peaceful life before he died, but as we were married for over 24yrs without any child, before my husband died in 2002,he gave me a document of a some amount of money which he deposited in a Security company in abroad at the tune of($10.5Million US Dollars) still unclaimed.

I do not have any children of my own, my husband relatives are not in

good terms with me based on what i could call African bad culture,because i don't have children for him they call me a barren woman. Since i have this documents to this money, i have just given it to my lawyer Barrister Wesley Carl,please if you can work for God ,Charity and Humanity irrespective of your culture and religion,i would wish you do me this favour before i finally go.


I am presently admitted in an Irish Hospital in Ireland,i was diagnosed of High Blood Presure(HBP) now it has resulted to a stroke and i may not survive this sickness according to what the doctor said.The doctor said i may die at anytime based on the seriousness of my bad health so a little nurse in the hospital assisted send this mail as i tell her what to write for me.


I picked your name from the internet and decided to contact you

believing you to be sincere and willing to assist me see my dream comes true.However,I'm writing you from my doctors Labtop computer, there is no need to reach me by phone. I will like to give you my lawyer's contact so that he will send you the documents to this money, then you go ahead and clear this money immediately from the security company and it becomes money which you will put mainly for the work of God.


Note: This money will belongs to you,and make sure you utilize this

money into any Orphanage, charity organisations,Religious work, it is very important!!! so reply back and i will give you the lawyer's contact,you'll work directly with him, Also it is important you know that the security company do not know it was money when my husband deposited it in their company.It was deposited as a Medical Equipment without anyones notification!!!.

I await to reading from you, please i am not opportuned to access my email box always,so all correspondences is strictly through my lawyer's contact, i want if i die today, this money will be useful to the needy and God will recieve my soul Amen.

Do send me a copy of your response to florence_kabila1@walla.com for my easy access incase i miss your mail.

God Bless you


Sincerely

Mrs Florence Kabila

- MRS FLORENCE KABILA


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