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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: Colonel Eddy Kapend <chrisodili9@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:29:02 +0100
Subject: For your consideration.

Good day to you.

I am highly delighted to send this email to you and thankful to God
almighty that I have finally regained my freedom from Makala Central
Prison in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

My name is Colonel Eddy Kapend. I was the senior officer and
aide-de-camp to the late President Laurent Desire Kabila of Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) throughout his tenure as President until his
untimely death on 16th January 2001. I was wrongly accused of
accomplice and sentenced to death which was later commuted to life
imprisonment but I was finally released on December 11, 2020. I was a
loyal and highly dedicated officer to my boss.

Please, see the website below:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/8/killers-of-former-dr-congo-president-released-from-jail-2https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55590040

I am writing you this short email message to seek your assistance and
partnership. While I was working with my boss, we traveled to South
Africa on an official visit in the Month of March 2000. During the
visit, we deposited some money (figures withheld for security reasons)
in a private Security and Finance Firm there in South Africa. For
security reasons, my boss fronted me and used my details to make the
deposit as family valuables.

I am the only one who knows about this and I have all the depository
documents. While I was in prison, I prayed so hard for my release so
that I could retrieve the funds. I am seeking your assistance to
retrieve the deposit now that I am out as I cannot do so alone for
some reasons which I will explain to you later. We will have mutual
agreement on disbursement. We will also embark on joint investment in
your country or anywhere in the world deemed fit to you. I am
constrained to give out so much information now for my security and
that of the deposit.

I will provide you more details as soon as I receive your positive
response. I appeal that the content of this email remain and be kept
confidential even if you are not interested.

Thank you and remain blessed.

Regards,
Col. Eddy Kapend.

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