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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: lisar _frank <lisar_09frank@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:18:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: CALL FOR YOUR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.


ATTN:

DEAR RESPECTFUL ONE

I AM Lisar Mobutu SE-SEKO the daugther OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE,NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC).I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER,THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.WE ESCAPED ALONG WITH OUR FAMILY OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE WE SETTLED,

WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE OUR FATHER LATER DIED OF CANCER DISEASE.
HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGED MOST OF OUR FATHER'S DEPOSITE IN OTHER COUNTRIES INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE,

BECAUSE THE NEW HEAD OF STATE HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT
AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL OUR LATE FATHER'S TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
HENCE WE DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER,LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER(JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE FATHER'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH WE HAD TO CHANGE OUR IDENTITYS SO THAT OUR INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED.

MY LATE FATHER HAVE DEPOSITED THE TWO TRONK BOXS CONTENIG RAW GOLD AND SUM OF $18, MLLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$18,000,000,00.) WITH A SAFE SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE,FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THE SECURITY COMPANY FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT.

WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF IN
OVERSEAS AND WE WANT YOU TO ASSIST US IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT OUR IDENTITY REVEALED.

WE WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCKS IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS.MAY WE AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE,
WHICH WE REPOSE IN YOU IN CONCLUSION,IN THE EVENT YOU ARE INTRESTED TO ASSIST US
I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE .AND WE AREWILLING TO OFFER OUTE 20% TO YOU FOR YOUR HIGLY COPRETINS

I SINCERELY WILL APPRECAITE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARDS,

Lisar.Mobutu SESE SEKO



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