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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: "maria mobutu" <mmseseseko@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:00:02 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR KIND ASSISTANCE

Mrs Maria
mubutu Seseseko

JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH
AFRICA.
E-mail
mmseseseko@hotmail.com
ATTN: Hubert,

I regret any inconvenience this my letter may cause to you. However, My name
is Mrs Maria mubutu Seseseko. The Second wifer of my husband General
Mobutu Seseko The late President of the Republic of Zaire now {D.R.C} Who
died in year 1987.May his soul rest in peace,

We just discovered recently in my husband safe box in which he kept some of
his secret document as we are trying to write a book on his life for
publication, to counter and dispel some critics' allegation against him. To
our surprise, We stumbled on a document file indicating that he deposited
funds into three {3} Deferent Bank Account in Johannesburg the Republic of
South Africa, In my name in the year 1983 july 27th. But he did not inform
anybody before his death 1987. This fund was meant to be release to me on
my birthday at age of 40 which falls in the 2002.

During my thorough investigation i discovered that the accounts contain
$23.7m USD {twenty three million seven hundred thausand United States
Dollars}. In the security company where the safe box was deposited for
safety popose has confirmed the lodgement and the certificate of lodgement
is in my possesion . However, the Security company indicated that it has
accumulated huge demurrage. But as it is now, We won't be able to get this
money out on our own, because of our immigration status in South Africa.

Thus, we met a lawyer for assistance, he advised us to look for a foreign
partner/investor who will stand and claim the ownership of the fund, to
facilitate a quick redemption of the fund for investment.

This is the main reason why I am writing to you, to ask for your assistance
to get this fund out, for profitable investment and for the mutual benefit
of you and I. This money has been lying dormant for many years now without
any profit: rather it's been acccumulating demurrage.

So my dear friend Should you be interested in helping me, kindly contact me
through my E-mail : mmseseseko@hotmail.com immediately without
hesitation, stating your conditions for assistance.

Thanking you in anticipation of kind consideration and urgent reply.

Best Regards.

Mrs Maria mubutu Seseseko

N;B
Pls include in your reply your tel/fax nos.

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