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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?=79=69=73=72=61=65=6C=20=77=65=69=73=65=72?= <yamiw@walla.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:54:32 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?=42=75=73=69=6E=65=73=73=20=49=6E=71=75=69=72=79?=



No. 145 maduba Ave rue de Eglis.

Kinn, Wadondo Road Kisangani (Zaire)

CONGO (D.R.C)

 

 

Attn: Director / CEO.

 

                                                Business Inquiry

 

Greetings,

 

I know you will be surprise to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request for a business and investment inquiry. I am Mr. Yisrael Weiser personal Adviser to Mr. Ken Sambo, the son of late Mr. Silas Sambo from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formally known as Zaire.)I found your E-mail address through my research for investment but truly I don't know you in person, I just want a reliable company or individual who can assist Him in receiving a reasonable sum of money abroad for Investment. I have decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$20.6 Million (Twenty Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your individual or company's account for our mutual benefits. This money was part of the money secured by his Late father from Diamond deal, it’s now in Private Security Company here in South Africa for safe keeping, and Mr. Silas Sambo is in possession of all the documents involved in the said deposit. The idea involving you in this business is for you to assist him in transferring this money to your overseas account for investment purposes, why He is doing this because He is under political asylum in the Republic of South Africa, would you be interested, kindly send him all your details for him to proceed this business with you via his Private E-mail Address:   m.kensambo@gmail.com.

 

Please feel free to contact him; He will be in position to inform you the whole Procedure mapped out for a successful transaction; you will liaise with him to achieve this desirable objective. He has agreed to give you 25% of total amount for your assistance and 5% for any expenses that might be incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction, while the remaining will be for his investment. Please treat this matter with utmost urgency and confidentiality it deserves. May God bless you as He honestly hopes for your Assistance?

 

Thank you

 

Yours sincerely

Mr. Yisrael Weiser

For: Mr. Ken Sambo


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