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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: "Mr. Francis Moyo, Jr." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <start4847@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:49:04 -0800
Subject: Re; Happy New-Year

Greetings!
I apologize for this unsolicited email for you. I am aware that this
is certainly an unconventional approach to establishing a relationship
with you, but you will realize the need for my letter to you. In the
meantime, I received your information from a survey I did at the South
African chamber of commerce.

As a matter of urgency, I want you to come to my aid, my name is Mr.
Francis Moyo Jr, while the name of my late father is Dr. Franklin Moyo
Ginebes, a Zimbabwean farmer since 1967, one of the late President
Robert's Mugabe, supporters his the biggest farmer from Zimbabwe,
Youth of Zimbabwe burned our houses and farms of my late father, who
died of a heart attack at age 73 in a private South African clinic.

Before his death, he drew my attention to the sum of (5,500,000 00)
five million and five hundred thousand United States dollars that he
deposited with a finance firm. This fund was registered as objects of
family value and precious stones, for guard in case of death.

My brothers and I left our country, Zimbabwe, for South Africa. We are
currently in South Africa as asylum seekers. But our family's lawyer
advised us to ask any of our late father's trusted foreign partners to
help us claim the remittance and transfer the fund to his account as a
close relative for my investment abroad, as advised.

We are offering you 40% of the total fund for your efforts, 10% for
any expenditure made during the transaction on both sides, while the
remaining 50% will be for my family's future investment under your
supervision in your country.

We look forward to your kind assistance to expedite the action
immediately with the utmost confidentiality. Please reply via:
start4847@gmail.com


Waiting for your immediate response.

Greetings.
Mr. Francis Moyo, Jr.


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