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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: "Francis Selemani" <info@amcpk.com>
Reply-To: francisselemani41@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:26:48 +0100
Subject: KABILA FAMILY PROPOSAL

FROM THE DESK OF
KABILA FAMILY
https://congoholdup.com

DEAR FRIEND,

PLEASE TREAT WITH UTMOST CONFIDENCE AND SECRECY, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH YOUR PROFILE AND CHECKS, AND FOUND OUT THAT YOUR PERSON FITS INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

FROM THE NAME ABOVE, IT REPRESENT THE KABILA FAMILY, ONE TIME RULING PRESIDENT OF THE CONGO REPUBLIC, MY NAMES ARE FRANCIS SELEMANI, WE HAVE VAST FUNDS IN EUROPE TO INVEST BUT WE NEED A SINCERE PARTNER AND CONFIDANT TO PARTNER WITH, TO THAT EFFECT, THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS $25,5 MILLION.

CONTACT ME ON THE ABOVE E-MAIL FOR DISCUSSION AND MODALITIES, THANKING YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING. WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

READ MORE ABOUT US: https://congoholdup.com

SINCERELY YOURS,
MR. FRANCIS SELEMANI.

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