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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: "yemi kabala" <m_yemi2@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:13:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM YEMI KABALA.


HELLO DEAR.

MY NAME IS YEMI KABALA AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU COULD BE OF AN =
ASSISTANCE TO OVER THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE READ BELOW AND GET BACK TO ME.

I INHERITATED AN INPORTANT SOME FROM MY LATE FATHER WHO DIED IN RECENT =
CRISIS IN LIBERIA.I WISH TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN WELCOMEING M=
E INTO YOUR LIFEAND AT THESAME TIME INVEST THIS SUM INTOLUCRATIVE VENTU=
RE OR MANUFACTURING AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.I HAVE F=
IVE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS. USD( 5,700.00=
0) TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY AND I WILL REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE INRECEI=
VING THE FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY.
=20
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON SEPTEMBER 2005, HE GAVE ME ALL THE NEC=
ESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE DEPOSITED FUND, I AM 21 YEARS OLD=
AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW I W=
ANT A PERSON IN OVERSEAS WHERE I CAN TRANSFER THIS FUNDS AND AFTER THE =
TRANSACTION I WILL COME AND RESIDE PERMANENTLY IN YOUR COUNTRY TILL SU=
CH A TIME THAT IT WILL BE CONVINIENT FOR ME TO RETURN BACK HOME IF I S=
O DESIRE. THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF SET BACK AS A RESULT=
OF INCESSANT POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN LIBERIA.
=20
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT SORRSW TO MY LIFE. I ALSO WANT =
TO INVEST THE FUND UNDER YOUR CARE BECAUSE I AM IGNORANT OF BUSINESS WO=
RLD.

I AM IN A SINCERE DESIRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS.YOUR=
SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL BE HIGHLY REGARDED. NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK TH=
ESE FEW QUESTIONS.
=20
1. CAN YOU HONESTLY WELCOME AND HELP ME FROM YOUR HART?
2. CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU BECAUSE I WOULDNT WANT ANYTHING THAT WILL=
BREAK MY HART AGAIN IN MY LIFE?

PLEASE, CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO MEAS SOON AS POSSIBLE.IMMEDATLY I=
CONFIRM YOUR WILLINEGNESS. TO ASSIST ME. THEN I WILL ALSO GIVE MORE DE=
TAILS ABOUT MYSELF AND WHERE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE FUND. SO THAT=
YOU WILLCAN REACH THEM AS WELL AND CONFIRM BY YOUR SELF.PLEASE ALWAYS =
REPLY TO ME THOUGH THIS MY YAHOO E-MAIL ADDRESS. yemi.kabala1@yahoo.c=
a =20

AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY.
GOD BE WITH YOU

YEMI KABALA
=20

Descubre el poder latino en el Mes de la Hispanidad http://www.starmedi=
a.com/noticias/especiales/hispanos.html

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