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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: uzzifarms@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 06:54:56 +0200
Subject: Business Contact

FROM MRS. Magreth Lambert
100 high street Edenvale
Johanesburg.
South Africa
16/02/2006

Tel:+27 83 33 218 29

DEAR FRIEND,

We apologise for inconvinces this may bring especially coming from complete strangers.
However,it is an urgent call for assistance as our ugle(circumstance)predicaments here compelled our action.

Our introduction will provide a foundation for this relationship as your contact is courtesy of ours in South Africa via JOHANNESBURG WORLD TRADE CENTER.

We are Mersors MAGRTEH LAMBERT THE WIFE OF LATE PEDRO LAMBERT and UZZI famers affected by President Mugabe's land reform acts which is depriving us of rights in all facets.
Hence this mail for your urgent assistance as we desire to invest outside Africa and to relocate our fund through a reputable but reliable banking facilities for safe keeping pending our arrival for investments. Hence this mail for your perusal.
Our total fund is USD$32.3 million presently secured in Johannesburg-South Africa.

Here in South Africa, we have secured the services of a top Reserve bank executive who is very willing to assist us relocate this fund into any offshore account we provide especially with our offer(plegde)of $500,000 tohim redeemable immediately after successful transfer of fund.
He indicated that transfer will be via SWIFT(T/T)through their payment Agency in EUROPE as contract payment.

He has promised to outline the modalities upon our securing offshore contact.Therefore, let us present you as our friend(Technical Partner)and beneficiary.

Magreth LambertWe have resolved to offer our technical partner(you)20% of the total amount and additional ten(10%)of all profits from subsequent investments.

You will be appointed our "Fund Manager" during investments.Therefore kindly help us as we are facing untold hardship here.
Please clarify the followings:

1.Would taxation be much in your country as we desire a low/free tax zone
2 What other lucrative businesses would you suggest as we intend Real Estate,tourism or still our farming business investment.
3 What are your Government incentives to foreign investors in your locality.

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