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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: "kaeruka donald" <donald_10_kaberuka@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:14:43 +0100
Subject: From the desk of Mr. Donald Kaberuka,

>From the desk of Mr. Donald Kaberuka,
The President, African Development Bank,
West-African Chapter.
Please Reply to:
Email: donald_3_kaberuka@yahoo.com


The information contained in this E-mail and/or attachments may contain
protected health, legally privileged, or otherwise confidential Information
intended only for the use of the individual (s) concerned. If you, the
reader of this message are not the intended recipient, You are hereby
advised to contact me for more detailed explanation. Subject: Your Fund
Release On behalf of the African/European Financial Governing Authority
World Bank Group, I wish to express my sincere appreciation For the
opportunity given to me through this bank to handle the international
money transaction, Contract Payment, Lottery winning, Fund Inheritance
originating from all part of Africa, European Countries, Asia and United
States of America due to delay.

To whom it may concern. I, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, President, African
Development Bank,
West-African Chapter, Lagos-Nigeria. This is to bring to your notice that my
office has taken over all The money transactions originating from any Part
of Africa and European countries as Contract payment, Fund Inheritance or
Lottery Winning due to the delay from the financial Institutions/security
companies in paying debts as a result of excessive demand of upfront
payment. Following the circulated reports on the above mentioned, your name
appears as one of the fund beneficiaries whom their files was Forwarded to
my
table for acknowledgement, I have therefore acknowledged receipt of the
file and noted that your Money would be paid to you by International
Cashiers' Bank Draft or T/T.In view of the above stated,you are advised to
reconfirm the following Information to enable us release the original copies
of the funddocument to you by courier, to sign and send back to us for Final
endorsement.

Find below the required information to complete the process:
a. Your Mailing Address;
b Your Full Name
b.Direct Phone and fax numbers.

Note that We shall also process the certified bank Draft/T/T,acknowledgement
letter to your bank on receipt of the above mentionedinformations.Finally,
you are therefore warned in your best interest, to stop further
communications with any person/persons, apex or commercial Banks, Security
Company or any financial institution in and out side Africa, as
socalledcorresponding/offshore banks to abstain From excessive demand of
upfront payment. And I hope you would give absolute cooperation to enhance a
legitimate process for release of your money via International Cashier's
bank draft. Subsequently,on behalf of the World Bank and European Union,
we apologize for the Delay in releasing your money and have assured you that
as soon as we receive,a Certified Bank Draft, valued from 1-10
Million US Dollars for payment already issued through African Development
Bank, would be
released to you Under 48 working hours.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Mr.Donald Kaberuka(President)

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