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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: "john manbasa" <johnmanbasa12@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 03:36:16 +0000
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE HILLY NEEDED

FROM: MR.JOHN MANBASA
ADD: #23 TUDOR AVENUE
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE:+27 839-406-792
EMAIL:johnmanbasa12@hotmail.com

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE/JOINT VENTURE.


MY DEAR:
GOOD DAY?

No doubt,I know you will be surprised to receive this proposal.Actually I
got your contact address from the south Africa chember of commerce here in
South Africa when I was making an intensive research for my investment in
your country then I decided to contact you directly.First,I must introduce
myself. My names is MR.JOHN MANBASA,the elder son of MR.SMITH MANBASA of
Zimbabwe. During the last year current crisis against the farmers of
Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the
white owned farms in our country, he ordered all the white and rich black
farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their follower. My
father was one of the best farmers in the country and a major
financier/sponsor of the opposition party[Movement for Democartic Change
MDC,and knowing that my father did not support the president Political
ideology,the president supporters invaded my father's farm,kill him and took
over it.

After the death of my father, my mother and I with my younger brother
decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. We took along
with us the US$22.7 Million we get from the auctioning of our estates,farms
and other businesses belonging to our family.

The funds are presently being kept away in the secret vaults of a private
security firm based here in
Johannesburg South-Africa. The officials of the firm believes they are
helping me in keeping my personal Valuables, not realizing, that it is
money.

My self and my mother have decided to contact any reliable overseas
firm/person who could assist us to transfer this money out of The Republic
of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in South Africa we can not
open a non-resident account through which this fund will be channeled out to
nominated overseas account.

If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to
your country, we will offer you 25% of the total fund, and 5% of the total
will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this transaction.
70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your
supervision.

Finally, if you are interested to assist me in this transaction, I need your
urgent reply through the above Telephone and E-mail. Do not forget to
include your private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.

Please, treat this business proposal with absolute confidentiality as we
proceed.

Best Regards.
Mr.Edward Joseph.
For The Family

N/B.

PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE,MOBILE AND
FAX NUMBER TO INDICATE YOUR INTRESTING IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I AM ALSO
APPOLOGIES FOR BRINGING TO YOU THIS MASSEGE THROUGHB MAIL DUE TO MY REFUGE
STATUS HERE.

PLEASE REPLY MY MAIL WITH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: johnmanbasa@yahoo.com

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm


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