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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Silver Mbutu" <silvermbutu01@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrs_silvermbutu2kids@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 10:56:30 +0000
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSNET.....

Dearest ,
                                  Reply to: mrs_silvermbutu2kids@yahoo.fr

Permit me to inform you of my desire to do business with you with my money in your country. I am MRS SILVER SOSSO MBUTU a 32 year old woman from Sierra Loene in west Africa.

I elate to inform you that I inherited a total sum of $9,800.000.00 million eight hundred thousand Us dollars (Nine million eight hundred thousand dollars) from my late husband Chief George Mbutu, a gold and diamond dealer who was murdered early last year by the former Liberian president Mr Charles Taylor over the dispute in their diamond and gold deal.

This money which is concealled in a computerised suitcase is deposited in a safe deposit company CAPITAL BANCOP SECURITY COOPERATION BN .  

I am presently taking refuge with my two kids , The galvanised trunk box is reqistered as family treasure not money for security reason.That is to say that the deposit company does not know the exact content of the suitcase contains money.

This was done under a high powered government conection because the president of this country Mr Mathieu kerekou is a family friend, your assistance is now sought in the transfer of this money to you country for investment into any lucrative business of your choice.

By this mail, you are requested to visit me here for familiarisation and to enable us arrange on how to get this suitcase out from the deposit company and transfer this money into your account in your country after which I will go back with you. But if you can not come down here, the director of the deposit company can arrange and bring it to your country under their diplomatic coverage system, just the same way it was brought from my country to Benin republique.

You will be required to send me your international passport to enable me know the person that I am dealing with. I will send my family pictures soon after repairing my scan machine which is now faulty. Note: a copy of your international passport or company registration certificate if any to enable the legal adviser prepare an agreement for us. For rendering this service, you will be highly compensated,this is a situation that will be discussed later.

I want you to take this transaction very serious because it will benefit you.I will later tell you why I reposed this trust and confidence in you, a person I have not met before. we must act fast because it cost me $100 daily as demurage to the deposit company keeping this suitcase and the earlier we remove it from there the better for us.

Pls treat with maturity and kindness,it is very important you contact this person below indicating your readiness to go into partnership with my family;
Looking forward to your reply at your earliest convinience.

God bless you and your family.

Sincerely yours,

MRS. SILVER SOSSO MBUTU .   Reply to: mrs_silvermbutu2kids@yahoo.fr

 

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