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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: "Mathieu A Aasir" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mathieuaasir@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 11:25:25 -0700
Subject: Investment Request

Hello,

My name is Barrister Mathieu Aasir, financial attorney to the Laboso family currently working as senior partner in a reputable law firm here in Nairobi, Kenya. In pursuance to the subject matter, I am acting on the instruction of Dr. Joyce Laboso, to open contact in view of her intentions for investment overseas.

As the attorney to the Laboso family, I have the mandate of Dr. Joyce Laboso, a Kenyan Politician currently serving as the deputy speaker in Kenyan National Assembly, to invest the sum of ninety-eight million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$98.5 M) with a reliable foreign partner. She is the eldest sister of late Lorna Laboso (former Assistant Minister in office of the Vice President, Republic of Kenyan) and eldest surviving children of late Rebecca Laboso, her mother.

The above-mentioned sum was the deposit made in the name of Rebecca Laboso, who operated a SINGLE-PARTY ACCOUNT WITH "P.O.D." (PAYABLE ON DEATH) DESIGNATIONS with CFC STANBIC BANK on the condition that the account be transferred to her daughter (Joyce Laboso) in the event of death.

Due to the political status of Dr. Joyce Laboso and her sister (Lorna Laboso), they invested their collective funds in the name of their mother late Mrs. Rebecca Laboso, a former councilor and a large scale farmer in Kenya.

The fund is currently with a financial institution in Spain: the reason being that late Rebecca Laboso before her death, had instructed CFC STANBIC BANK in Nairobi, Kenya to move the funds to Europe because of the uncertainty in Kenyan Economy and Code of Conduct Bureau for both past and present public office holders´ and their families at the time, which continues to this day.

When the curtain fell on Rebecca Laboso on April 25, 2013, Dr. Joyce Laboso became the automatic beneficiary to this SINGLE-PARTY ACCOUNT WITH "P.O.D." (PAYABLE ON DEATH) DESIGNATIONS, but because of the maturity of this deposit, we could not initiate this process until this day.

It is in this regard, that I write you this detail message to seek a business relationship with you in respect of receiving and investing this sum on the behalf of Dr. Joyce Laboso.
We have proposed certain percentage for you as a mark of our appreciation for your initial participation to receive this fund while the sharing ratio of the profit on Return on Investment shall be agreeable by all parties if we jointly agrees to move our intended business partnership to a greater height.

It is recommended that we maintain a low profile throughout the duration of this partnership because Laboso`s is a house hold name in Kenya.

Finally, if this transaction sounds satisfactory, I will recommend that you provide a reachable contact information (telephone and fax numbers) and presumably a preferred area (s) of investment, since the entire management of the investment funds are expected to be in your care after we may have reached an agreement.

Immediately we receive this contact information, I shall forward to you comprehensive procedures for this transaction to include our expected Return on Investment, proposed percentage for your acceptance of our business proposal, etc.

Thank you
Regards
Esq.Mathieu Aasir

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