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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: denisnabotha@cantv.net
Reply-To: denis_nabotha@cantv.net
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 06:45:22 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: From Denis Nabotha

>From Denis Nabotha

I am indeed glad to be in contact with you even though this medium of
communication (internet) has been grossly abused by criminal minded people
making it difficult for people with genuine intention to correspond and
exchange views without scepticism.
I hope this mail meets you in good health and spirit, I am, Denis Nabotha,
a Sierra Leonia. presently, a refugee in republic of Ivory Coast, with my
younger sister, Sandra. I am the son of late Dr.Richard Nabotha who was
relinquished from duty because of allegation for illegal mining and
exploitation of gold and diamond sold abroad, after which he was
assasinated before a panel of inqury to scrutiny the allegation which i
belive was an organised crime by the key functionaries to ensure the truth
did not prevail because the assasins disguised themself as if they were
rebels and evade our house and overpowered our security guards and killed
my mother, two of my younger ones while I was sent for an errand and my
sister was in school.
Haven seen the threat and well into the future a danger to our live, we
were compel to leave sierra leone to Ivory Coast, where I am writing this
letter to you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to
transfer the sum of nine million, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
($9,150,000.00) only left in the Bank by my late father, we want you to
help us to secure the money in your country for investment on our behalf.
I am making this request to you with tears in my eyes and I feel that you
will compensationately rescue our future with the money invested wisely in
your country as we are prepard to reward your effort and commitments to
helping us.

Best regard
Denis Nabotha

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