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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: sussy williams <sussywilliams@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:18:57 -0400
Subject: FROM:Mr. Nzanga Joseph Mobutu

FROM:Mr. Nzanga Joseph Mobutu

ALTERNATIVE:nzangajosephmobutu@tlen.pl

Dear Friend,



I am the first son of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, the

former

President of the Congo Republic. I am presently under

protective

custody in Nigeria as a political refugee.



I got your contact during my search for a stranger

that can

cooperate with me in this mutual transaction. I want

you to note that this

business will benefit both of us. However, you must

confirm your ability to

handle this because it involves a large amount of

money. The money US$50

million US DOLLARS (Fifty Million United States

DollarsOnly) is my share of my father's estate.



I boxed and shippedthe money to a security company

abroad at the peak of the war/politicalcrisis that

rocked my country few years ago. Now the crisis has

ended and I

need a trustworthy person like you to proceed to the

place of the security

company in order to clear the fund and invest on my

behalf as I dont want my

name to be used for now.



Note that I will send to you the relevant documents

that

will enable you take possesion of the the fund for

onward investment for our

mutual benefit. All I need from your confirmation of

your ability to handle this.



1. Your ID or driving licence number for

identification to

the security company.



2. Your telephone and fax numbers for communication.



3. Your full permanent address. As soon as I get the

above

information from you, I will disclose to you the name

and the country of the

security company. I will forward your name and

particulars to the security

company to enable them contact you accordingly. I will

also send to you a

LETTER OF AUTHORITY to enable you clear the fund on my

behalf.



Note thatthis is a very safe transaction as this money

is my share of my father's

estate.



I am waiting for your response to enable us proceed.

PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THE ABOVE ALTERNATIVE MAIL:nzangajosephmobutu@tlen.pl

BOX;





Regards,



Mr. Nzanga Joseph Mobutu.





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