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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: micheal_nkomo101@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 19:39:29 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?IN=20GOOD=20FAITH=2E?=

Good Day ,

I write this letter in confidence, believing that it will reach you in high
spirit and I believe you will maintain the level of confidence and trust
matters of this nature requires. Though, I know that this proposal may make
you apprehensive and worried,but I assure you that all will be well at the
end.

Before proceeding, I wish to introduce myself. I am Micheal Nkomo a citizen
of Zimbabwe , but i am contacting from a neigboring country here in Angola
where i am now seeking political assylum. I got your contact during my private
search at the information center here in chamber of commence and industry
and i want to believe that you will be very honest,committed and capable
in assiting I am the only son of Kenneth Nkomo, a wealthy farmer and senior
politician with the opposition political party in my country,Movement for
Democratic Change [MDC]. My father was murdered by our wicked President,
Robert Mugabe and I fled my country because I have become his next target
to eliminate.

My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in the MDC, a part
wanting to end the several years of brutal dictatorship government of President
Robert Mugabe. You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal
acts by visiting this web site;
<<<"><http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html>>>>>
My father was accused of Treason and also assisting the White farmers in
fighting the government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead.The
government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for
proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's
associate Mr. Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain assisted me in fighting
my father's death through the court and media; the government saw us as
a big treat to them and decided to eiminate us. Mr. Olds was attacked and
murdered in his house, but fortunately, before they came looking for me,I
received the news and I had to flee through the border to South Africa to
save my life. My arrival here in Angola still remains like a miracle to
me.

Here, is my reasons for contacting you, I am having a huge sum of money
in the total sum of 27.5 Million Pounds presently lodge in the security
company in London. My father kept this money in two trunk boxes in disguise
as family treasures and could not bank them,because of the situation in
my country. My father's business, farms and banks account were seized by
the government before his arrest and murder. He told me everything concerning
the funds while he was still in detention and I have made several arrangements
concerning the shipment of the boxes out of my country because we cannot
invest it there,I was on the process when I fled the country.
I need your assistance in securing the funds there in your country, so that
I can arrange on how to come over to your country to invest with the fund.I
am willing to offer you 30% of the 27.5 Million Pounds for your assistance.Please,
let me know if you can assist me, so that I can give you more details on
how we shall proceed.

Finally, I am relying my confidence in you, having opened up to you, if
however you are not interested, please feel free to destroy this information
as I will continue to scout for a willing person to assist me.

Regards,
Micheal Nkomo

N/B: PLEASE REPLY TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL IF READY TO ASSIST ME: micheal_nkomo101@jumpy.it






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