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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: "Hilda Mupesa" <hildamupesa01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: georgecoll@tzr.it
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:01:12 +0100
Subject: Pls Kindly Acknowledge !!!!!!!!!!!!

Compliments of the season 2006.

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may
offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and
writing through this
channel.I got your contact from the proffesional database found in the
internet
when i was searching for a reliable foreigner who will assist me invest this
fund.

After series of prayers/fasting.i was divinely directed to contact you among
other names found in the database.I believe that God has a way of helping
who is in a problem and nobody on earth was born without problem.Every
problem have a divine solution.In a brief i am Mrs. Hilda Mupesa,wife to
Ndoga Mupesa of Chiweshe ward in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central province,
who was allegedly killed in cold blood on
5th april 2001 by alleged Zanu PF militias and war veterans for supporting
the (Mr Morgan Tsvangirai) Movement for Democratic Change, an opposition
party to the tyranny government of President Mugabe.Before my husband death
as if he saw what is going to happen to his life,he handed over to me all
the documents of money he deposited with private security companies in
Africa and Middle East as personal effects in disguise Ranging from $25.5
Million United states dollars.I have decided to leave my country due to
threats on me and my family and seizure of all my husband property including
my travelling documents by Mugabe governement agents.

I want you to contact with our family lawyer who is now in Cotonou-Republic
Of Benin to furnish you how you can assist me pick up this fund after which
both of us will travel to your country for my investment.I contacted you on
the following agreement;

1.To keep this transaction confidential it deserves due to my condition
right now.

2.To assist me invest my share of the fund into a viable business venture as
i have little or no knowledge on where to invest this huge sum of money with
assistance of
our family lawyer.

3.To assist me and my children travel with you immediately this fund is out
to where you wish for the sharing of the fund according to the agreed
percentages and invest my share.

4.To present yourself as the bonafide owner of the fund to enable the
security company effect the change of ownership for easy claim to avoid any
trace of the movement of the fund.

5. You will be transparent, honesty and diligence and will not be greed to
divulge from the original percentage offered to you thereby requesting for
increase which might
lead you to sit on the funds once it is under your custody, or you try to
blackmail me so you can take the money alone.

6.Your percentage for your assistance will be 30% while 65% will be forme
and my family including lawyer's compensation and 5% will be set aside to
defray any incidental charges we may incurr in the course of the
transaction.And you will be of assistance to help me defray demurrages the
deposit has already incurred after my initial deposit payment elapses while
i was waiting patiently for divine direction to whom will handle this
project without fear of betrayal.

7.You are also entittled to manage my investment with me in your country for
the period of Ten years after which my son would have grown to take care of
the investment.For your assistance in this aspect,i will offer you 20% of
the company total profit though this is optional.

Note:All the arrangement has been perfected with the security companies to
deliver the consignment to their delivery office in Europe incase you might
not want to come to Africa.Rightnow,I have succeeded in travelling out of
that wicked country. i
am now hiding in one of the country,Cotonou Republic Du Benin in West
Africa, where the fund is been deposited waiting for your response through
my lawyer.This transaction is 100% risk free but need utmost secrecy and
confidentiality due to my condition .

If you are interested to assist me.Contact my lawyer,Barrister George
Collins (georgecollins_006@yahoo.com,whom i have instructed to contact you
on my behalf. If you wish to speak with me My lawyer will provide you with
my contact number as soon as you show seriousness of assistance and forward
to you all the relevant documents regarding to the deposit.If after going
through this mail and you are not interested kindly delete this message and
do not let anybody know about it due to the nature of this transaction.
God Bless

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Hilda Mupesa.
Muzaraban-Zimbabwe


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