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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: jmbala2@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:56:55 +0100
Subject: JOSEPH MBALA ( seek foreign assistance)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wish to begin by way of introduction. I am Joseph Mbala the first and
only surviving son of late Marc Mbala one of the foremost and rich black
farmers in Zimbabwe recently murdered in the land dispute in my country.

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg-South
Africa,to deposit the sum of US$15.Million United States Dollars in one
of the private Bank, as family valuables, when he realized the looming danger
in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machineries and chemicals
for the farms and also for the stablishment of new farms in Swaziland.

This land dispute started when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new
land reform, which was particularly targeted at the rich white farmers and
a few black farmers (my father included).

This resulted in the gruesome killing of rich farmers (mainly whites)
and the unlawful possession of their properties by Mugabe`s war
veterans,under the disguise of fighting for the interest of the country.
It is against this background that I fled the country with my family, to
the Netherlands where we are currently seeking asylum.

I have decided to seek foreign assistance, as the Netherlands law
prohibits asylum seekers from operating bank accounts or involve in
financial transaction of any kind, hence this letter to you.

All I need is your trustworthiness to be able to entrust the above said
amount and help me with investment opportunities. My family`s survival depends
on this money as we have virtually lost all our assets.

There are two options, firstly, you can choose to accept 30% of the
total amount for your assistance or go into partnership for the proper investment
of the money in your country. We shall discuss in detail the modalities
involved when you reply providing me with your telephone & fax numbers.

I await your reply through my email contact;josephmbala3@netscape.net
while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required to ensure
a safe and hitch free transaction.

I shall furnish you with more details on request.

Yours truly
Joseph Mbala
E-mail: josephmbala2@walla.com
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