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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: "Aisha Kabila" <z0m0099@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:09:20 +0900 (KST)
Subject: URGENT RESOPONSE TOWARDS THIS INVESTMENT

From Madam Aisha kabila
Democratic Repulic of Congo But Reside in
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire
West Africa,

Dearest one,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I  intend to establish in your country. Though I have not meet with you before  but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There  is this  amount of  Fifteen  million U.S dollars($15,000,000.00) which my late husband  Laurent Desire Kabila kept for me and my son David Urch Kabila with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in ivoiry coast before  he was assasinated by his bodyguard during this war in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside for security and political  reasons. I want you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary  Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:
1). Telecommunication
2). The Transport Industry
3). Five Star Hotel
If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer to you good % 25 Of the total fund. I await your soonest response.    
 
 
Respectfully yours,
Madam Aisha kabila


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