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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: Nancy Kabore <nancykabore1@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: Nancy Kabore <msklaboso@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:33:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR CONSENT IS URGENTLY NEEDED.




 
Hello My Dear

Good day to you. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which i intends
to establish in your country. I am Nancy Kabore Thomas. Although i have not met with
you before but I believe you will regard me as your friend and treat this message
urgently. I'm (23) years, from Kenya in East Africa. I am 5'7"tall, Fair in complexion,
Single (never married before). My late mother, Dr Kabore Thomas was the Assistant
Minister of Home Affairs. My beloved mother had been on board the Cessna 2010, which was
headed to Jericho and crashed in a remote area called Kalong’s, in Eastern Kenya. The
plane crashed on the Tuesday10Th, June, 2008.

After the burial of my father, my aunty and uncle conspired and sold my mother’s
properties to an Italian Expert rate which they shared the money among themselves and
live nothing for me. One fateful morning, I opened my mother’s briefcase and found out
the documents which she have deposited huge amount of money in one bank in Burkina Faso
with my name as the next of kin, I have written to the bank asking them to release the
money so that I can take care of myself and start a new life. The Bank Director told me
that my mother’s instruction to the bank is that the money would only be release to me
when I am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. I
am writing to you in absolute confidence to seek your assistance to transfer the sum of
eight million five hundred thousand United State Dollars USD ($8,500,000.00) which my
late mother deposited in a bank in Burkina Faso.

Now I have decided to invest these money in a country were there is no political war
because i don't want to experience what i have passed through in the past again. I want
to transfer these funds for investment in your country. That was why I felt happy when I
saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the grace of God you will help me
invest this money wisely.

You will take 25% of the total amount if you can help me to manage this money, another
15% as an annual interest to you especially for securing the money for me in a good
business which you will have absolute control over.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways also (1) To serve as a
guardian of this fund (2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to
further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

I await your soonest response for more details.

Yours Respectfully,
Nancy Kabore Thomas.

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