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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!

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From: "Fauskanger, Hildegunn" <hildegunnf@IMR.no>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:07:38 +0000
Subject: From Mr. Paul Bedford / Kindly Respond As Soon As Possible!

Bedford Farms (Pty) Ltd.

Burnside Mechanized Farm Area

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.



Dear Friend,



I know this letter might come to you as a surprise as we have not met before, but I believe that you would be compelled to help me after going through the contents of this letter. Before going into details of my proposal to you, I must first solicit you to treat this with the utmost confidentiality at it is required for it success. I am Mr. Paul Bedford, a divorcee and owner of Paul-Bedford Farms (Pty) Ltd, and the Vice President of The Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe. I got your contact details from the directory on my search for a trustworthy person who can assist me in investing in your Country.



Basically, I was involved in Agricultural production, until August 2003 after the government of Robert Mugabe decided to seize all farm-land(s) owned by whites in Zimbabwe (without compensation). He (Robert Mugabe) did not stop at that; he also went on to expel all White farmers in Zimbabwe, He implored the services of his war veterans to undertake this seizure. The war veterans have been accused (correctly) of being behind the violent occupation of white-owned commercial farms in which an estimated 270,000 farm workers have been displaced. At least, hundreds of white farmers and black settlers have been killed since the farm invasions began in February 2000.



Since the invasions, many of the white farmers have grudgingly gone back to Europe, while some (a few) of us are still in Zimbabwe decided that we must see this problem to the end. Though we knew that we were taking a great risk by staying here in Zimbabwe, at the moment our phone lines are bugged and all our movements are being monitored by the Robert Mugabe secret Police. Now, we have seen the end and have released that fighting a loose battle will only endanger our lives here as we have been subjected to live as refugees in our own Country, we have taken our case to the United Nations and even with the sanctions from the West against the Zimbabwean Authorities, Mr. Robert Mugabe still remains adamant. He is insisting that our farm lands belongs to the (his) government of Zimbabwe.



In the 2002 as I heard the rumors about the possible seizure of our farm lands and our subsequent expulsion from Zimbabwe, I sold part of my farm lands and withdrew virtually all the money I had in Zimbabwean banks. Since I could not keep the money in Zimbabwe, I used the services of a Diplomatic Courier Company to move and deposited in private security company in our neighboring South Africa the sum of Eight million, seven hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars (US$8,750.00) “Family Treasures”. Hopefully, it would be paid into any foreign private or company’s account that you can provide, even a new or empty account will serve.



All you need to do is to assist me transfer this money out to your Country from the Security Company. You will be required to contact the Security Company where the money is deposited as family treasures in South Africa. All necessary particulars which will facilitate and enable you claim the money on my behalf will be forwarded to you as soon as your consent to proceed is received. I am willing to sign an agreement to run a joint/partnership investment in your Country which will be managed by you and offer 30% of the total fund for your assistance. You are also obliged to help/advice on the proper and most convenient way of investing the money in your country, since this money cannot be brought back to Zimbabwe as my plans to flee from this Country is under way. If you are still in doubt after the receipt of this mail, please do not hesitate to read thorough the news web pages bellow and also contact me and ask question(s) that might affect your decision on this proposal.



I await your favorable response, please get back to me through bedfordpaul760@yahoo.co.za<mailto:bedfordpaul760@yahoo.co.za>



Yours sincerely,

Mr. Paul Bedford.



http://gosouthonline.co.za/mugabe-orders-all-whites-to-leave-their-land/

http://robertrotberg.wordpress.com/2014/07/04/mugabe-attacks-white-farmers/

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2014/0703/Robert-Mugabe-says-no-whites-may-own-land-in-Zimbabwe

http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/07/07/mugabe-remaining-white-farmers-must-go/

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