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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: "rebecca johnson" <rbjoh23@mobimail.mn>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:00:08 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS REBECCA JOHNSON


FROM MRS REBECCA JOHNSON *NO 345 Oxford Road Roosebank*

*Johannesburg, *

*TEL: +27-73-915 4449 *

*My AlternativeEmailAddress: rbjohza@gmail.com or rbjohza@katamail.com *

* THE DIRECTOR/C.E.O, *

*My name is Mrs. Rebecca Johnson the wife of Wilfred Johnson from Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address, I
got your address from the South African Network Online {SAINO} when I was
desperately looking for a trust-worthy person to assist my son who is
currently residing in South Africa, and so I decided to contact you. *

*During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his
party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers to
surrender their farms to his party members. *

*My husband was one of the best farmers in our country and because he did
not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supports invaded my husband farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my husband and made away with a lot of
items in my husband farm. *

*Before his death, my husband had deposited with one of the Security Company
in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of (US$14 Million Fourteen Million
United States*

*Dollars). After the death of my husband, my son {Donald} decided to move
out of my country to Republic of South Africa where my husband had deposited
the money with the Security Company as valuables. *

*Please why I am contacting you is to assist my son to move this money out
of South Africa because as asylum seekers he is not allowed to operate any
Bank Account or assured of security our investment within in the country.*

* We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5%
will be out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this
transaction while 75% will be for me and my family which I believe that with
your help we will invest it in your country. *

*All I want you to do is to furnish me with your private phone and fax
numbers for easy communication. You can contact my son on his private
telephone number *

*{Donald} on: +27-73-915 4449 *

*Waiting for your urgent response. *

*Best Regards. *

*MRS. REBECCA JOHNSON.*
For the Family

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