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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: "NOEL KABILA"<contacts@fa.mbn.or.jp>
Reply-To: <noelkabila@iname.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 18:20:22 +0100
Subject: Good Day

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your consideration and assistance, I work with the coal mines in Kinshasha as a Director.

I know this might be kind of sudden but take it as an opportunity that will bring interest to US, I am a Director in Mine

here in Congo DR and incharge of the Beni Mine in Kinshasha.I happen to be in procession of some “coltan” which is worth

a lot because one stone costs about 5$ and I have about 400 Hundred thousand stones , and I am ready to send it from

Congo to South Africa since I already have buyers coming from Dubai waiting to pay and collect it through a Logistic

Company.
The problem for me is that I cannot leave My JOB now at this moment and due to Covid-19 pandemic I cannot travel .

So I need you to be in charge and coordinate the transaction for me all I need is for your trust so that I can put in-

charge to conclude the transaction because I am still at work in Congo.If accepted we can work together on this business

venture on a 70-30 sharing basis after the sale of the Coltan to my buyers,the buyers who are ready and I need to send

the coltan which will take about three days to arrive your country.

Please I don’t want any money from you okay,I just need you to be trusted that the Coltan will be secure when it is

delivered in South Africa to conclude the transaction with the Buyers who are ready waiting for the coltan to arrive and

then they can pay.I will send one of my workers to accompany the coltan.

I await your response for further details.
Details will be supplied as soon as I get your interest and confidentiality to work with me.

Regards,
NOEL KABILA
noelkabila@iname.com

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