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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: "john" <ubangajohn@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:41:27 +0400
Subject: From John Ubanga

From John Ubanga
Dear partner ,

It is my pleasure to write to you, which I believe will be a surprise,
as we are both completely strangers. My name is John Ubanga 21"years
old from Republic of ZAMBIA.

I am seeking your humble assistance to invest the sum of
$10,500.000.00 dollars banquethed with a bank in Ivoiry Coast under
supervision of my late father before he died untimely death.

My uncles has claim other properties of my father and threatening to
kill me after i find out that they are the people who killed my
father. I am alone in a totally strange country without parents,
relatives or any body to care for me.

This deposit is my only hope of solvival as i have decide to face life
with full reality.
I will offer 15% of the total sum for investment assistance.

Contact me for more information.

Yours sincerely,

John Ubanga

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