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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: AMINA ARTURO TABARA <amina_tabara@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: amina_tabara@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:57:39 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM MRS. AMINA ARTURO TABARA.


Dear Beloved One,
 
  Compliments of the day to you, how are you doing over there with your entire family? Well let me firstly introduced myself to you which i hope you will still do the same in your next email to me. I am Mrs. Amina Tabara, Wife to late Mr. & Mrs. Arturo Tabara from Philippines . My hobbies are, meeting people, reading novel, listening to music and cooking which my best interest in life. Regard to my biography life and my entire family my Husband was murdered on the month of (September 2004) base on political crisis, due to the fact that he was the Leader of the Philippines Communist Group(PCG) then.
 
 Since the death of my late Husband i have been hospitalize right here in Philippines for some time due to my illness(Cancer of the throat/heart) also because of what my late Husband’s relatives are doing to me. They wanted to claim every property that belongs to my late Husband, because i am the Widow my late Husband why because i supposed to know where my late Husband kept his documents of the properties and as i am mailing from my hospital room/bed with tears on my face. i wish you can come down to Philippines to see what i am passing through right here in Philippines .
 
But understand that i cannot chat with you or call you because Msn And Yahoo Messenger is not installed in the laptop that i am using here in the hospital and we are not allowed to use telephone in "post operation ward" and "intensive care unit ward".
 
Before the death of my late Husband on the month of September 2004 , he sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of $5m US dollars (Five Million US dollars) That he keep in a SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan, before his untimely death which he concealed the fund in a metallic trunk box as family valuables and deposited it with the security company instead of a bank because of security reasons base on the fact that he was the founder of the strongest rebel opposition group in PHILIPPINES then.
 
He also used my name to Deposit the fund as his only Wife for next of kin, he enlighten me that it was because of this he position that he was betray by his business associates and also advise me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this fund and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist me to used this fund for an investment purpose, such as “Real Estate Management”.
 
So i want your re-affirmation that you are capable to help me transfer the consignment as what you will have to do after i have sent all the necessary documents to you, is just for you to contact the security company as my late Husband's business partner and find out what it will take the security company to process and transfer the consignment to you through their diplomatic courier service.
 
I am willing to do anything to assist in the liftment of this consignment to you only if you assure me of ensuring that a charity home for HIV/AIDS will be built with part of the fund in my late Husband's status and name. please I want an answer to all questions as listed below so that I can be more assured that you are really genuine and ready to help me before sending you the documents of the deposit and the security company's contact details that you shall use to apply for the consignment release and liftment to you:-
 
1.if you are ready to keep the transaction as top secret because I do not want my late Husband's relatives to know about this consignment in Africa after they took possession of all my late Husband's accounts and properties in Philippines.
 
2. Your capability and credibility in handlinga this transaction in every ramification.
 
3. your credibility and reliability as to avoid betrayal from you or seating on the entire fund when the trunk box is finally received by you.
 
 4. That all my instructions as the initiator of the transaction would be taking for the betterment and hitch-free of the consignment liftment to you.
 
I will highlight you more on what to do as soon as you send your details and the proof of your identity so that I will have all the confident to entrust the transaction into your care without any fear and for us to proceed with the claim proceedings without further delay.
 
On the receipt of your response I will send my personal photographs, my medical report and my international passport for your view so that you will have the confident to go at any length to help me.
 
I am soliciting for your speedy response to my email with your full details and proof of your identity so that we can proceed with the consignment release and liftment proceedings without further delay.
 
I await your urgent response in this regard.
 
Best Regards,
Amina Tabara.

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