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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: "Mrs A. Kobe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arizakobe@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:47:01 -0800
Subject: From Ariza Kobe ....

Good day to you,

I am Mrs. Ariza Kobe, the wife of late Brigadier - Gen.Maxwell Kobe former ECOMOG ARMY COMMANDER [West African peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone]
who died in the Sierra Leone civil disturbance [War].My two daughters and I are trapped in obnoxious custom and traditional norms.

We have suffered maltreatment and untold hardship in the hands of my late husband's family, simply because
I did not bear a male child [heir apparent] for my late husband. By tradition, all that my late husband
had, [wealth] belongs to his brothers/family. And myself is to be remarried by his immediate younger
brother which I vehemently refused. They have taken all that I suffered with my husband to acquire
including treasures, houses and his bank particulars seized by them. I wanted to escape to another country
with my children on exile, but again they conspired and stole my international passport and
other traveling document to further frustrate me.

My late husband made a deposit valued at 14.5 Million with a Security company. It has therefore, become very necessary and urgent to
contact someone, a foreigner like you to help me receive/secure these funds overseas in a reliable bank Account
(presumably an empty Bank Account, if available) and to help invest it on our behalf as well, while we find a way of
getting out to meet with you in your country.

If you can help me,I look forward to your urgent response, including your private phone / mobile No and also your fax no for easier communication.


Stay blessed.
Mrs Ariza Kobe.

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