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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: Johnson Peter <jo_peter005@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:51:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Mr.Johnson
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH African;
E-MAIL:jo_peter005@yahoo.com

TELL_27_73_141_09_80

ATTN: DIRECTOR/C.E.O

DEAR;Sir/Madam
Firstly, let me introduce myself to you, I am Mr.Johnson, the eldest son of Sir. kenth peter of Harare Zimbabwe.During the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe by President Robert Mugabe, he ordered all white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and followers. My father was one of the richest farmers in my country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded his farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father in the process.
Before his death, my father had deposited with a Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of $28M US Dollars .(Twenty Eight million US Dollars). After the incident, we moved to the Republic of South Africa. And I decided to contact you to assist me in moving this money out of South Africa because as an asylum seeker here, we are not permitted to operate any bank account or registered business here in South Africa.
We have agreed to compensate you with 30% percentage of the total sum for your assistance., and 10% is set aside to settle any expenses that we might incur during the cause of clearing and transferring this fund to your nominated account, All I want you to do is to assist us in transferring this money to your country. I will let you know about the detailed procedures on how we will achieve this goal as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist me and my family. And I want you to give me your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential. Please if you are willing to assist us, kindly contact me through the telephone number or e-mail address above.
If God have touched your heart to assist us, you can reach me through the above e-mail address or telephone number as soon as possible.
Thanks
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Kind regards,
Mr.Johnson (For the family)






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