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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: "mrscelinedeskabila" <mrscelinedeskabila@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:11:46 -0600
Subject: From: Mrs.Celine Desire Kabila.


From: Mrs.Celine Desire Kabila
Letter of Introduction.
Dearest One.
Peace Be With You.

It is with heart full of hope that I write to seek for your help.for i am Mrs Celine Desire Kabila. A woman of 46 years old resident in Democratic Republic of Congo over years ago.I am the 2nd wife of the Late Congo President,Laurent-Desire Kabila who was assassinated few years ago.You may be surprise to receive my letter however, I got your contact from my private search on the internet,since internet have brought the world into one global exsistance, and decided to contact from my privacy.

Since the death of my husband and the inception of the new administration headed by General Joseph Kabila, the son of the first wife and his mother has been humiliatiing of all sorts above all other, the son of the first wife Gen. Joseph Kabila with his new government has gone as far as frozen all bank account belonging to my late husband and all our properties are been confiscated by him and his mother.

In fact, it was due to these unbearable confrontation which have weighed heavily on me by Gen. Joseph Kabila who have vow not to stop, that I have concluded a confidential arrangement with a senior bank manager of one of the Financial institution who happened to be an old confidant to my late husband while a life and with whom he (my husband) have entrusted the only remaining account which he secretly lodged the sun of $22m (twenty two million united states dollars) in the Financial institution.

This money came as a result of a pay back contract deal between my late husband and a Russian firm on our country’s Multi-million Dollars congo Steel Plant.

The Russian partners returned my husband’s share of US$22 million before his death and my late husband lodged it with one of good Financial institution in COTE D'IVORIE.He lodged this fund with my name as the second wife.

The manager of the bank having considered my predicament has promised to assist us to transfer the money to any country of my choice without the consent knowledge of the government authority or of my step son Gen. Joseph Kabila. only if I can get a foreign account owned by a trustworthy person.

Therefore what is actually need from you is a foreign account where this money will be conveniently remitted for safe-keeping and the assurance of the safety of this money once it is remitted into your bank account as I have decided to leave the country with my only son and settle wherever the money is transferred.

Therefore as soon as you receive this letter, you should feel free to contact the bank manager, in the name of Rev Dr. Bamba Touré through his telephone number:
+25506268711 and E-mail:rev_dr_bambatoure@oued.org),inform him that you are our family trustee and that you are calling in respect of the sum of $22 million marked "kabila" and that I have directed you to contact him. (he will understand) however, I have agreed with him that 5% of the money will be allowed for him once the transfer is concluded for his assistance while 30% will be for you as my trustee and 5% will be distributed to the less privileged and motherless babies homes while the remaining 60% will be for me and my only son.

Whereby you are not capable to handle this operation,I must also use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this transaction a confidential issue.

I anticipate your immediate response.
Best regards
Mrs.Celine Desire Kabila.

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