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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: njoku kabah <njoku_kabah@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 12:01:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT


My Dear friend,

Good day to you Today,

My name is michael njoku.kabah graduated from the Cavalry school of Theology where I went for my Pastoral Training. I'm in a kind of situation here and
I need your help. My father was one of the general who ruled with the late president Gnassingbe Eyadem for 38 years of active service, and also my father was
a business man who happens to own some filling
Stations in Togo. My father died in may 2005 in a bomb blast/explosion during the crisis after the death of the president here in Republic of Togo.

I am the only surviving heir to my father and sometime before the accident occurred he deposited a
huge sum of money in my account worth $16million US dollars. My immediate problem right now is that of safety of my life, because of my Stepmother. My stepmother did not have any issue for my dad, and right now she has collected all of my father's
property including the filling stations that he left for me because she was the Manager before he died. She recently found out of the money my father lodge in my
name in trust for me and right now she want's me dead so she can have the money also.

This is the reason I'm writing you to help me to secure a foreign account where i can lodge this money
without delay. My training in Bible school has made me to understand that all things worked together for good to those who love God and are called according to his
purpose.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. On your reply indicate your telephone and fax numbers for oral discussion.

If you will do it for me 30% of this fund will be yours, as I will be coming over to your country as
soon as this money get into your account, I want to come to your country to invest my money and your advise as regards investment plan is needed. After your reply I will send the deposited Certificate which my late father used to deposited this fund with the
Bank.

I will also send an attached copy my international passport as soon as you reply me. I confidently awaityour urgent response. EMAIL.AMJAH_2007@yahoo.om

God Bless you and your family. Please contact me via
my alternate email: .


Regards
njoku.kabah

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