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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: "Moses Kent" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <moseskent@jmail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:31:29 +0200
Subject: How are you?

From: Mr.Moses Kent
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:27-83-580-9140.
ALTERNATIVEMAIL: moseskent@jmail.co.za

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
ATTN:SIR/MADAM,
With all due respect sir.,I am Mr Moses Kent , the eldest son of late Mr.Ralph Kent the DIRECTOR of VUKA FARMERS ASSOCIATION IN ZIMBABWE.
My family and I came to South Africa on the Morning of 26th July 2007.When we woke up on 25the morning with our family only to find that squatters had barricaded us inside our home in Vuka Estate. I was confused, so my father asked what the matter was, they said that
they are here to wipe away our family as Mugabe has commanded them to do so my father pleaded with them but they refused, before we know what was happening they started forming up in ranks.
It looked like some military manoeuver was beginning." and when my father asked them what he have done to deserve such thing, they said that he is defending the farmers in my area so therefore he and the Family should be Put to death .I managed to escape with my
mother and the rest of my family to South Africa where we are residing right now as Refugees.
But before all the problem started in Zimbabwe my father foresaw everything. So he proceeded to South Africa where he lodged with a security company the amount of (US$20.5million) Twenty million Five hundred thousand United States Dollar, which he had in all his accounts in Zimbabwe. He planned to use the money for a new farm in Chinhoyi,northwest of Harare.He managed to secure the fund in a security company in South before the crisis. he did this so that South African Government will not have the idea of the existence of the fund in the Republic of South Africa.
As the director of the Vuka farmers he fought for justice in my country before his death.
Presently the South Africa Government is supporting Zimbabwe Government and for this reason, it is difficult for us to invest this fund in South Africa to avoid us having any problem with the government of South Africa. Again, as an assylum seeker,the law of South Africa does not permit asylum seekers to have any Bank account so I am in great difficulty on how to invest out of South Africa .
So I met a lawyer here whom is my father's friend from Zimbabwe who told me to contact a foreign partner who will assist us transfer this money overseas.
The person will stand as the bonafide beneficiary of this Money to get it transferred out of South Africa for onward investment just to survive my family. We can't continue to suffer just trying to defend humanity.
So I got your contact address from SAINO(South African Information Network Online).
Please I apologize if I infringed on your privacy.
if you are willing to help me with this please indicate so that I will give you more information on how to get this done.

You will see all other things for yourself. I will tell you more as soon as I get your positive response please fell free to Carry on with me as every arrangements has been made over here with the help of the lawyer to get this money transferred.
If you can give us the required assistance ,we are offering you 20% of the total sum,75%for the family and while 5%will be mapped out for any expenses we may incure during the course of this transaction and 5% would be for charity.

Thanks and God bless you.
Mr Moses Kent
(For the family)

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