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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: "Grace Kabila" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grackbil137@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:38:53 -0500
Subject: WE NEED YOUR HELP!

From: Mrs. Grace Kabila
 
Democratic Republic of Congo
 
Email- grackbil137@gmail.com
 
WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE
 
Attention: Dear Friend,
 
I know you will be astonish to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a widow in need of your help I am Mrs. Grace Kabila, the second wife of the late President of Democratic Republic of Congo , Laurent Desire Kabila. I on behalf of my only son Edmond Kabila I have decided to solicit for your assistance to
transfer the sum of USD$40.5 Million,(Forty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your personal or companys account, pending if the fund will be safe without any problem.
 
This money was part of the fund secured by my late husband when he was still in power. As the wife, he relied on me; my attention was drowned to this said amount, in case of unforeseen circumstances. This fear was actualized on the when his bodyguard, assassinated him (May his soul rest in peace, Amen) this fund is Presently deposited with a private Security company in Johannesburg (South Africa) in favors of my son, we are presently residing as an Asylum seeker in South Africa and the financial law of South Africa does not gives us some certain financial right as a result we decided not to invest this fund in Africa coupled the way this fund was acquired as well as the pressure in my family from my husband first wife and her son (President Joseph Desire Kabila)who is currently succeeding my late husband as my country president.
 
Please do not hesitate to contact my son Edmond Kabila on his Email (edkab74@gmail.com) as he will inform you of the entire procedure to follow. For your assistance we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum, while 70% will be for our investment in your country, please note that your helping us is that you will take care of all the expenses of the documentations of this funds.
 
Please your assistance is highly needed; you are required to maintain the secrecy of this matter even if you are not interested I will remain grateful.
 
Remain bless you abundantly.
 
Yours Truly,
 
Mrs. Grace Kabila,
 
(For the family}
 
N;B Please dont forget to send us your private number and fax number
for better understanding, also contact my son and trough the email
provided,

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