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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: kabre nicolas <kabre_nicolas44@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kabre_nicolas200@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:19:17 +0000
Subject: MOST URGENT



FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION. COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER TO HELP ME TO RELOCATE THIS SUM OF THIRTY TWO MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS(US$32.5m) TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR ESTABLISHING A GRAND SIZE INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY. THE SAID 32.5 MILLION DOLLARS WAS DEPOSITED IN THE TRESOR PUBLIQUE BURKINA www.tresor.bf FOR SAFTY BY A WAR LORD(COL. BAGAYAKO IBRAHIM) FROM COTE D'IVORE WITH MY ASSISTANCE HERE IN BURKINAFASO,NOW THE CRISES HAS ENDED A BIT THE REBEL ASKED ME TO LOOK FOR HONEST PERSON OVERSEA TO INTRUST THIS FUND FOR INVESTMENT IT WAS UPON THESE I CONTACTED YOU FOR THIS DEAL TO BE BLISFUL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE DO CALL ME ON THIS NUMBERS +226-70-23-71-14 OR YOU EMAIL ME URGENTLY I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY. MR.KABRE NICOLAS.
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