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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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Fraud email example:

From: Elizabeth HABARUREMA <habaruremalady@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 08:39:28 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.


*Dear Sir,*

* INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.*

*This letter is coming to you for my desire to seek assistance in
investment with you, I believe that you have the capability and reputation
to assist. I am a widow, my husband was a Medical Doctor before his sudden
death 5years ago.* *I am from Rwanda but was born and raised here in Zaire
now Democratic Republic of Congo, my proposal to you is very simple only to
seek for your partnership in business with the money in my procession which
I have the intention of investing through you in your business or any other
business that you may suggest. Will you be able to accept this money and
help me and my children with this investment?*



*Although before now precisely in 2017, I entrusted some money that my late
husband was able to safe and deposited with an Offshore Bank while alive
and was working with his childhood friend to his close relatives and our
family friends, which immediately they completed the transaction and got
the money transferred to their accounts decided to bolt away with the
money, to date they I cannot located them with the money. That is why I
decided to seek partnership with someone far away because I believe that
with you I will not lose my money again. My late husband was a childhood
friend to the former President of Democratic Republic of Congo, they all
grew together and for their university education they parted each other
until faith brought them again together when Mr. Joseph Kabila was made the
President of this country. My husband was in France working and studying,
Mr. Joseph Kabila requested for his return to come and join him. That was
when we got married with 4kids now. He made him one of his Advisers before
he died and after his death to continue the relationship I was offered a
Presidential Appointment, since I was part of his administration and one of
those he trusted so much while at the helm of affair as the President of
this country, I used my influence to secure contracts awards to some
contractors that call to me for my assistance to secure contracts through
the office of the President and by so doing I inflate the actual cost of
those contracts with mine own percentage, as I am always in agreement with
these Contractors before I proceed to secure approvals for them, my own
part of the amount received is what I instructed them be handed over to my
Agent, the Financial Consultant, this is how I got the money deposited in
the Offshore Bank through my Agent the Financial Consultant because I
cannot receive such money here. My late husband was able to save the sum of
US$43,600,000 (Forty Three Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States
Dollar Only) which I entrusted to some of our family friends and relations
but they did not return back to me again.*



*Now I want you to help me as I was able to raise before the expiration of
the former President’s tenure in office the sum of US$67,450,000 (Sixty
Seven Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only)
through the same means because before he left the office he awarded so many
contracts and through this contracts I was able to raise this amount and
deposited it with an Offshore Bank. I will appreciate it if you can accept
my offer and assist me by securing the release of these money to you. At
least this will be all I could gain for being part of the last
administration of this country. As I am writing you this mail both my
severance allowance and other enumeration due to me and to others have not
been paid, these money is my only hope of survival with my children and for
us to be able to move out of this country, for my children’s education and
to move on in life.*



*I have lost the first savings that my late husband left for us, please
help me and my children by assisting us to secure the transfer to you.*



*Thank you very much for giving me the audience as I await your response to
assist, remain blessed.*



*Yours sincerely,*



*Lady Elizabeth HABARUREMA.*

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