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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: kabila rita <kabila_rita717@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 22:32:32 +1000 (EST)
Subject: From: Mrs.Rita Kabila.


From: Mrs.Rita Kabila.
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY
AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS
E-MAIL;kabila_rita717@yahoo.com.au
Introduction.

My Dear,

I am Mrs.Rita Kabila, from Democratic
Republic of Congo. There is an imformation I would
like you to keep very confidential There is sum
ammount of money my Husband Late President Laurent
Kabila,
deposited in a security company Abidjan Cote d'ivoire
for safe keeping. Before he was killed by his Eldest
Millitary Son. The squable happened as immediately we
returned back from our London trip. My husband married
us two.I am the second wife.I will not be able to give
you the full details that led to that urgly incidents.
The Eldest Son is the current President of our
country now. For now I am staying in Abijdan, the
capital of Republic of Cote d'voire,just to save my
life,with my three children. The money in question, is
22, Million U.S.Dollars.
I can not make the withdrawal of this fund,
because my husband registered the Beneficiary of the
fund as his (Foriegn Bussiness Patner) and also
(Family valuables as the content of the deposit) The
documents of the deposit are with me.
What I would want you to do, is to assits me to
get the consignment withdrawn from the security
company, and we shall open a small account in a Bank
here in your name, and transfer the money to your
country, through the account .We shall replace the
name Foriegn Patner to your own name, because the code
was used for security reason.
I will give you the 10% of the money for your
assitance.Ther is no
risk in this transaction. I will use the remain
balance of the money for an investiment in your
country for the future of my children.
If you are intrested, and can maintain the very
confidential of this transaction,you e-mail me
immediately for
more clearification, and also note that I am a
refugees in Abidjan, Cote d’ lvoire
becuase of the assasnation of late husband,and the
civil war going on in our country,Democratic Republic
of Congo.
I can speak little english, and my son also speaks
english very well his name is Mark and
Thank you very much.
Mrs.Rita Kabila.
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY
AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS
E-MAIL;kabila_rita717@yahoo.com.au






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