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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: theresa kobe <theresa_ud3@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:15:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: A KIND PLEA FOR YOUR HELP


Dear ,

For avoidance of doubt, my name is Mrs. Theresa Khobe, wife of late Major General Maxwell Khobe Right now, the fact beyond reasonable doubt for which I am contacting you is that my late husband while leading his country’s military contingent in peace keeping mission in the War turn Liberia took advantage of his troops coverage of the Gold/Diamond Rich Region of the country under his command to seize a large quantity of Gold and Diamond from some Indian nationals whom were illegally fronting for the War Lords on the basis of GOLD FOR ARMS UNDERSTANDING. Latter on my husband reached an understanding with the Indian businessmen and as such a huge sum was deposited through an organization sitting in Holland in his favour. Unfortunately for me and the children my husband died Nine months ago after a protracted liver illness leaving me with five grown up young girls.

Rightnow, myself and five daughters are trapped in an obnoxious customs/traditional rites since after the death of my husband. We have suffered maltreatment and untold hardship in the hands of my late husbands family, simply because I did not bear a MALE CHILD for my late husband. By the tradition of the WUSE TRIBE where my late husband came from; all that my husband had during his life time (eg), moveable and immoveable assets belongs to his brothers/family and the same backward tradition compels me to re-marry my late husbands immediate younger brother. As I write you this mail, I have suffered tremendous humiliation in the hands of my said in-laws including sleeping naked on my late husbands grave for seven days on the ground of baseless suspicision that I might have voodoo my late husband to death in other to take over all our properties. They have taken all that I suffered with my husband to acquire including treasure, houses and our jointly owned bank account.

I wanted to escape to the United States of America (USA) with my children on exile through a certain NGO but agin my said in-laws conspired and stole my international passport and other travelling documents to further frustrate me. Thank God; two weeks ago, I received a confidential message from the financial institution in Europe. . In the message my husband was requested to advise whether his FIXED CASH DEPOSIT INVESTMENT with them should be terminated or rolled over for any two years. The amount in question that late my husband deposited is U.SD $7.2 Million . It has therefore, become very necessary and urgent to contact an honest and trustworthy person like you to help me receive/secure these funds overseas and to help invest it on our behalf as well, while we find a way of getting out of our country.
As at this morning I contacted the Treasury Manager of the outfit one Mrs Debra Foster informing her of the death of my husband of our intention to terminate the investment. The feedback I got from Ms Foster is is very heart-warming and therefore it will not be a problem retrieving the fund from the company in the absence of my late husband through a third party like you.

I sincerely plead with you to come to our aid so that this our last hope will not varnish giving that we had already lost other assets completely to my wicked in-laws. Presently my priority is escape to overseas to with my daughters and to live there peacefully for the rest of our lives. I would also rely on you to guide me in terms of investment opportunities especially in real estate, stocks etc as such I am ready and willing to give out handsomely to you out of the amount of 7.2million USD for coming to our aid.

Finally, my movement is restricted due to the final phase of traditional rites. However, my brother Tomas is in absolute control of all information and documents relating to the deposit. Please feel free to call him in Togo-West Africa. +228 9241598. He is taking refuge also in his friends house and out of reach of my inlaws. You can also send him mail at tomas_zagali@yahoo.com

Thank you and May Almighty God come to your aid in times of need too.

Regards.

Mrs Theresa Khobe.


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