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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: molly loffel <mollyloffel07@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 13:15:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE


TELE:+27-734-527-355

MR.MOLLY LOFFEL

E-MAIL-mollyloffel07@yahoo.ca

CONFIDENTIAL. PLEASE

Director,

You will be surprise to receive this letter since you don't know me personally, friends are found and friends are made,but so treat this request as a call from somebody in dire need of your kind assistance, but for the purpose of introduction. i am MR.MOLLY LOFFEL the eldest son of Dr.RICHARD LOFFEL, who was recently murdered with other whites in the land dispute violence in Zimbabwe this year. in my keen interest to invest in your country, I got your contact through the South African Information Exchange (S.A.I.E)here in Johannesburg, South Africa and decided to write for an assistance. My late father was among the few black-Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the KILLER-SQUAD of the ruling party Zimbabwean government of President Robert Mugabe on the 12th of March 2001,for his alleged support and sympathy for the opposition party controlled by the whites and this crisis and cold blood-murdered reports, we mmunicates to the whole world through BBC,CNN,and even the
UNITED NATIONS general assembly meeting for heads of government of member nations. Bfore his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$20 MILLION(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)with a security and finace company for safe-keeping as if he foresaw the looming danger that could erupt from the farm struggle in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as a consignment labelled''FAMILY TRASURE'' with the security company. This frame of mind was inform as not to allow the company management have the knowledge of the real content of the box for obvious security reasons. This money was earmarked for the purchase of achineries and agro-chemicals for the farmes and the establishment of new farms settlements in Lesotho and Swaziland. This land problem arose when president robert mugabe introduced a new land acts which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some objective blacks vehemently condemned the modus operandi adopted by the government. This resulted to
forceful ejection of whites from their lands, rampant killings, arson and mob actions by the war veterans and some political thugs. precisely, more than one hundred and seven(107)people have been killed and many others maimed for life in the past, and up till this JANUARY 2002, BBC and CNN have reported of more killings in the farm land violence. Heads of government from the western world, especially Britain and the United States of America have voiced their condemnation over mugabe's obnoxious land acts. Subsequently the Southern African development community(S.A.D.I)has continuously supported mugabe's new land reform nActs. It is against this backgroud that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer this money out of South Africa into a trusted foreign account. As the eldest son of my late father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transfered to, without the knowledge of
Zimbabwe an government who have tactically frozen my family's wealth. Secondly, my mother is presently sick of HEART DISEASE and the need to fly out for a medical operation on her is very important, but how can we fly with out this fund. Presently, we are residing temporarily in Johannesburg pending the outcome of an appeal filed on our behalf by our attorney for the department of Home Afairs to grant us asylum tatus. At the moment we in dilemma to the fiscal laws inhibiting South African Refugees on monetary policy. We request that this proposal should be granted so that we can be able to transfer this money to your nominated account outside South Africa for investment purpose. As a business man whom I wish to entrust my future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free as far as you keep it secret, the modalities to this transfer is ready with the help of our family lawyer, a member of a Bank,Board,a South African, who by his
help we have finished all the arrangement, the way this money should be transfered easily. But the problem we are facing is how to get an honesty and responsible person that can keep this money safe and stand as the beneficuiary. That is why this proposal comes to you. We will offer you 15% of this total sum for your assistance, 80% will be for me and my family while 5% for any other expenses that might be incurred in the course of this transaction. If you sincerely assist us with the whole of your heart to transfer this fund into your nominated bank account,please send e-mail to me as quickly as possible, give me your phone number and fax for more confidentialities. Definitely I have not seen you for the first time, for but I want to tell you that this transaction requires confidentiality and privacy.
Please reply quick.
Best Regards,
MOLLY LOFFEL







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