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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: "Nzang Mobutu" <nzangmobutu201@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nzang_mubutu@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:42:54 +0000
Subject: I needed assistance investment partner



Dear Sir/Mandam,

I am Nzanga Mobutu the elder son of late president of Zaïre now the Democratic Republic of the Congo,My late father Dr Born Joseph Désiré Mobutu., I got your contact through the Accra chamber of commernce, here in Accra- Ghana. I am a citizen of Republic of Congo, My late father who was killed during the Congo war by the rebels. My father died and left behind physical cash of $22 Million USD which he safely kept in a Security Finance Company during his regime in the office.I want to invest this money in any profitable business of your choice in your country. I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner because I've not been to Europe/U.S. before in my life. All the necessary documents of deposit from the Security Company are with me. I will explain more as soon as you get back to me via mail.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Best regards.
Nzanga Mobutu


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