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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: "lacey kabbar" <lacey.kabbar208@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lacey_kabbar200@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:42:46 +0000
Subject: URGENT AFFAIR.


MISS.LACEY KABBAR.
BURKINA FASO OUGADOUGOU,
WEST AFRICA.

Dear Friend,

I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise but your contact was
given to me by a reliable friend of my late father working in Burkina Faso
Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture, After I told him that I
needed a reliable and honest business partner outside Burkina Faso.

My name is MISS.LACEY KABBAR.I am a Sierra Leonean and the dauther of the
lateOsman Kabbah, former Director-General of the Government of Gold and
Diamond Office (GDDO) in Freetown, my late father replaced the Lebanese
business tycoon, Mr Jamil Mohamed Saheed who was sacked by the government of
President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. Unfortunately, my father was attacked by
rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Kono, Eastern Sierra
Leone.

He survived the bullet wounds and was hospitalised at the Connaught Hospital
in Freetown where he later died of internal bleeding, but before he died, he
revealed to me that he has US$ 35.MILLION in an Iron Crate which he lodged
in a security company for safe keeping in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. And he
registered the contents of the box as gold and diamond which belongs to him
and his foreign partner. He also confided in me that he kept the certificate
of the deposit and the keys of the box in his safe.

As last month, I traced the address of the security company in Ouagadougou,
Capital of Burkina Faso. Backed with the certificate and receipt of the part
payment, I met the Director of the security company with the receipt for
collection of the box. After thorough
verifications, he agreed for the release provided I can come along with the
foreign partner who is involved in the transaction.

Based on this development, I contacted a friend of my father who is working
at the Chamber of Commerce to assist me to seek for a reliable, honest and
well-established individual that has business foresight, he then gave me
your contact as the person he believes will do a fair transaction with me.

I propose that you come as the foreign partner concerned so that we can
retrieve the money from the security company. I have decided that for all
assistance and inconveniences, 20% of the total sum would be yours, while
the rest of the remaining balance will be put into investment opportunities
in any profitable areas you might suggest in your country or any where else.

Please keep this proposal in the most confidential manner and I assure you
of our 100% risk free transaction. Please let me be informed of your
decision to come so that I can work on your visa, While I close here, I hope
that Almighty will give you the power to do this transaction with me and I
am waiting for your urgent responds to this letter.

Thanks so much for your co-operation.

Yours Faithfully
MISS.LACEY KABBAR.
00226 78 81 21 46.

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