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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: "Mrs A. Kabila" <ssso196@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jbb2020@executivemail.co.za
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:36:27 +0200
Subject: Private Inquiry

From: MRS. ABIGAIL MBUNGU KABILA


Dearest,
SOLICITING FOR YOUR PERSUASIVE ASSISTANCE FROM A WIDOW

It gives me a great pleasure to contact you, and I do hope this letter will
not come to you as a surprise. I am Mrs. Abigail Mbungu Kabila (the last
wife of the former Congolese Military President/ Head of States, Laurent
Kabila) who died mysteriously in the year 2000; I have been in South Africa
since the death of my husband, due to hash treatment from Joseph who is
penny pinched. I decided to contact you so that we can arrange with you for
favorable terms of trade, and the possibility of moving some family funds,
to your possession. Since the death of my husband, the incumbent president
Joseph who is the first son of my husband from another wife, have not
allowed me and my kids to enjoy the presidential privilege because of the
enmity that existed between the mother and me, Consequently our bank account
in Congo and abroad have been frozen in a very wicked Manner, For the past
5years I have lost over US$100 million to the Government of Congo. All these
loses was mainly due to the fact that, my late husband confided in me as the
last wife than the first wife.

For partnership purpose, and for the sake of humanity, we decided to contact
you in confidence to inform you that we have in our possession the deposits
made by my late Husband, which were funds that were in one’s heart moved out
of Congo to South Africa. This fund involves a total cash sum of USD25M
(Twenty - Five Million United-States Dollars only), which were hidden and
packaged in one big Metal Box, presently kept with a Diplomatic Security
Deposit Company in South Africa, as Family Treasures. In regards to this,
you are to forward your private telephone and fax number to enable my only
son to communicate with you, so as to arrange and move this fund from South
Africa to your account in your country.

For security reasons all Communications regarding to this transaction should
be strictly by phone and fax. Secondly, we have agreed to offer you 20% 0f
the USD. $25Million, for your Immense assistance to us, while you will hold
80% on trust for us as we would like to do a good business Investment in
your country and also invest in charity, Please you are required to treat
this letter Highly confidential as no other person knows about this money
Except me, my son (Nathan), your very self and our lawyer in South Africa.
Please do contact my only son who is presently studying in London on, Tel: +
44 704 012 8615 alternatively by Email: nath.kabila78@yahoo.com looking
forward to hearing from you via my son. May God bless you as you help a
widow in need of help

Yours sincerely,

MRS. ABIGAIL M. KABILA
(ON BEHALF OF MBUNGU FAMILY)

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