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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: lewismswati300@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:31:53 +0100
Subject: APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,
You may be surprise to receive this letter from me,since you dont know me
personally,I am Lewis Mswati. The son of Dr Chiluba Mswati, Who was recently
murdered in the land
dispute in Zimbabwe.
I got your contact as i was searching for a reliable and reputable person
to handle a very confidential business which involve a transfer of fund to
a foreign account and i decided to write you. My late father was among the
few black Zimbabwean opposition party rich farmers murdered by the agents
of the ruling Government of president Robert mugabe,for his alleged support
and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the white
minority,
Before my father death,he had taken to johannesburg and deposited the sum
of twenty five million united state dollars (US$25,000,000)with a security
and financial company,The money right now is in NETHERLAND(EUROPE), as if
he forseen the looming danger in zimbabwe. The money was deposited in a box
as valuable items to avoid over taxed custom clearance.
This money was allocated for the purchase of new machinery and chemical product
for Agro-allied farms and for establishment of new farms in lesotho and swaziland.This
land problems arose when president Robert mugabe introduced a new land act
that wholly affected the rich white farmers and some blacks vehemently condemned
the "modus operandi"adopted by the government.
This result to rampant killings and mob action by the war veterans and some
political Thugs,precisely more than three thousand( 3,000)people have so
far been killed.Heads of government from the west, especially Britain and
united states have voice their
condemnation of Mugabe's plans.Subsequently, south Africa have development
community(S.A.D.C)has continousy supported mugabe's new land act, it is against
this background that my entire family who are currently residing in South
Africa have
decided to ! transfer my father's wealth and south Africa's government seems
to be playing along with them.I am face with the dilemma of investing this
money in south Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in the
future, since both countries have almost the same political history.
Moreso,the south African foreign exchange policy does not allow such investment,Hence
i am seeking for(political asylum) AS a business person whom i entrusted
my future and that of my family into his hands, i must let you know that
this transaction is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not
necessarily matter.
For your assistance we are offering you 20% of the sum ,70% for me and my
family,while 10% will be mapped out for any expenses that we may incurre
during this transaction.We wish to invest our money on commecial properties
based on your advice. Finally, i will demand for assurance that you will
not sit on the money when it gets to your personally account or comp! any
account in your country, If this proposal is accepted please confirm your
interest by sending this above to
lewismswati@netscape.net

Thanks.

God Bless You,
Lewis Mswati.



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