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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: mrsmable@datafull.com
Reply-To: mrsmakab@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:52:54 GMT
Subject: From: Mrs.Mable Kabila.

From: Mrs.Mable Kabila.
My Dearest one,
Good day, Firstly, I apologize for sending you this
sensitive information via e-mail instead of a
Certified/Post-mail. It is understandable that you might be
a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me but I
have a lucrative business proposal of mutualinterest to
share with you. Hence, this letter to you.I humbly crave
your indulgence to read this e-mail with all seriousness of
purpose devoid of any doubt in your mind because this
project is based on Trust Confidentiality and Sincerity of
purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the
minds.Please I seek your permission and would want to get
myself introduce to you. I am Mrs.Mable Kabila, from
Democratic Republic of Congo in East Africa.There is an
information I would like you to keep very confidential.
There is sum amount of money my Husband Late President
Luarent Desire Kabila deposited in a security company here
in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa for safe keeping.
Before he was killed by his Eldest Millitary Son. The
squable happened as immediately we returned back from our
London trip,My husband married us two.I am the second wife,I
will not be able to give you the full details that led to
that urgly incidents. The Eldest Son is the current
President of our country now.For now I am staying in
Abijdan, the enconomic capital of Republic of Cote
d'voire,just to save my life,with my two children. The money
in question,is 22Million U.S.Dollars.I can not make the
withdrawal of this fund,because my husband registered the
Beneficiary of the fund as his (Foriegn Bussiness Patner)
and also(Family valuables as the content of the deposit) The
documents of the deposit are here with me.
What I would want you to do, is to assist me to get the
consignment withdrawn from the security company, and we
shall open a small account in a Bank here in your name, and
transfer the money to your country, through the account .
We shall replace the name Foriegn Patner to your own name,
because the code was used for security reason.I will give
you 10% out of the total money for your assitance.There is
no risk in this transaction. I will use the remaining
balance of themoney for an investiment in your country and
for the future of my
children.If you are intrested, and can maintain the very
confidential of this transaction,you e-mail me at
(mrsmakab@yahoo.com) Immediately for more clearification,
and also note that I am a refugees in Abidjan Cote d'lvoire
becuase of the assasnation of my late husband,and the civil
war going on in our country,Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thank you very much.
Mrs.Mable Kabila.

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