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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: clementmokambe@apropo.ro
Date: 13 Jul 2006 16:14:00 -0000
Subject: Expecting your response.


Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited

7th Floor Metropolitan House

3 Central Avenue Harare, ZIMBABWE

E-mail: clementmokambe@yahoo.com



Dear Sir



RE: REQUEST FOR URGENT JOINT PARTNERSHIP.



How are you today, I know that this mail may come to you as a surprise regarding to this business am

about introducing to you. Please if you would not want to partake in this deal, my plead is to keep this to

yourself. Firstly, I must to introduce my self properly to you, am MR. CLEMENT MOKAMBE, Director

AGM FINANCE, Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited.



RE: PREPOSITION:



After the last general elections in my country where the incumbent PRESIDENT MR.ROBERT MUGABE

won the presidential election, the government has adopted a very aggressive land reforms programmed.

This program is solely aimed at taking the land owned by white African farmers for redistribution to black

Africans. This program has attracted worldwide condemnation from world leaders including British Prime

Minister, Mr. Tony Blair; this has forced several white farmers to flee the country for fear of victimization

and physical abuse.



MR. EDWARD COLEMAN, A farm owner The Director,NPK FARMS LIMETED, is one of our customer,

He deposited the sum of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ONLY, (USD $ 5M) in his personal account With

Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited, he died in an attacked by looters of black protesters and in the

process burnt down his farm, whole building and document's where burnt.



Fortunately, they did not get access to the huge funds kept in the bank His Company’s account was

closed by his black wife. Unknown to her, she knows nothing about his personal account and the money

has been in the Bank expecting to be claim by his relatives. MR EDWARD COLEMAN is not from

ZIMBABWE by birth, he nationalized in ZIMBABWE in the year 1972.



My purpose of contacting you is to seek for your assistance to transfer this money back to ABROAD for

investment. All vital documents regarding to the DEPOSIT of this money are here in my position, which

will be use to normalize and have you stand as the REPRESENTATIVE for the money to be transfer to

your account. Subsequent to this, you will have 30% of the total sum for your kind assistance. 70% for

me for my investment in your country as the initiator.



Furthermore, be full assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, Have no fear in you as every vital

Documents to back up your claim has been perfectly worked out.

Finally, if you are willing to assist me, respond immediately as the bank is about closing his Account,

writing off the fund as bad debt.



Expecting your immediate response.



Best Regards,

MR. CLEMENT MOKAMBE,

Director.AGM FINANCE Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited



Note bellow:

Please, send your reply to this alternative email address: E-mail: clementmokambe@yahoo.com
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