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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: bruno shiba <brunotshibalaministe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: brunotshibalaminister@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 13:45:14 +0100
Subject: Re Mr. Bruno Tshibala

Dearest one
It is my pleasure to write to you, pending on this business proposal. Let
I start by introducing myself before going directly to my point.
However, I am Mr. Bruno Tshibala from Democratic Republic of Congo.
And also once a minister of the republic; I am 49 years old and
happily married.

I got your contact through a reliable and a confident source with
pleasant motives which I shall reveal to you as soon as you are
interested to know. As you must have heard about my country
(Democratic Republic of Congo ) and the serious suffering for
humanity, the national unrest killing and hostility, this event have
caused much more death and destruction of properties in the country.

As a matter of fact my people have become emergency refugees in nearby
African countries. Consequently I am badly affected because the rebels in
On many occasions I needed my assistance and co-operation which I strictly
refused their entry. Therefore out of my four children two was
kidnapped including my father and they were eventually killed.

Furthermore, all my investments and other assets were burst to pieces.
Now my life and the rest of my family are in danger. But it was not only
me in the government facing this hard time, all top the government
official were also maltreated, after all these I patiently continued
but now see it necessary to quit Africa with my family, moreover
The African continent is very unreliable now as there Is political and
ethnic war in every part.

Presently, I am taking refuge with my family in Abidjan under the
United Nations refugee umbrella. Unfortunately the political unrest
here may equally burst into pieces soonest, so I am tired and sincerely
need your support and assurance to invest wisely and relocate to your
country through your productive ideas and qualities.

I have $19.5 million US dollar to be invested in your country through
your support and this existing amount is right safe here in Abidjan in
the custody of a security and finance company which I may disclosed to
you as soon as I receive your complacence.
I would be contented to have your private contact for security reasons
and I am very optimistic to release a reasonable percentage of this
amount to you for your assistance.

Remain bless

Yours sincerely.
Mr. Bruno Tshibala

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