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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: kabila mike <mike02ka2000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:37:31 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME / FROM MIKE.


From Mr Mike Kabila
email: mike02ka2000@yahoo.fr
LOT 17 AVENUE 24 TREICHVILLE
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

Dearest,

I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise ,but with trust l have decided to contact you after my several discussion with God ,but l will like you to consentrate in reading this letter for you to know more about me and my family .

With all confidence , l have Decided to get in touch with you , to see if you can help me solve my problem and also take care of me and my iherited fund as l am left alone in the world . To be breif ,my name is Mr Kabila Mike , the only son of late chief Dr. Cletus Kabila, who lost his life after a breif illnes on August last year 2003 .

My late father was a wealthy gold and cocao marchant who based and leave in Abidjan capital city of Ivory Caost . According to my father , my mother deid when l was 6 year old ,which means l don't know my mother very well . Before the painfull death of my father , he secreatlly called me by his bed side and revael to me that he made an investment deposit of ($9.800.000.00 USD) with a bank here in a Ivory Coast and further hand over the deposit document to me before he gave up to ghost .

I am contacting you therefore to confirm if you can help me claim this fund into your account and possibly advise me on any investment opportunity in your country. All documents related to this deposit are intact with me .

Please it is also my wish for you to help me come over to meet with you once the money is transferred and commence business partnership with you and also continue with my education.l have maped out 15% of the total amount for your sincere assistance .

Please l am expecting your urgent response to this letter by forwarding to me your full adress , telephone and fax number, and your full name FOR IMMEDIATE COMUNICATION .

Thanks and God bless you .

Yours Sincerely Mr Kabila Mike.

N/B PLEASE LET THIS TRANSACTION BE CONFIDENTAIL TO AVOID AN EYE BROW ON THE MONEY


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