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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: "MRS MORGAN" <mrsrose_morgan@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:58:19 +0200
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANCE


FROM MRS ROSE MORGAN
105 HUNT-VILLE
SANDTON-CITY
JOHANNESBURG
phone +27-83-6142745
EMAIL mrsrose_morgan@yahoo.co.uk

PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir/Madam
I know you will be surprise to read from me,
please consider this letter as a request from a family
in dare need of assistance. I am MRS ROSE MORGAN
the only wife of late DUBE MORGAN Of Zimbabwe,
presently residing in Johannesburg South Africa.
I got your contact adress through South Chembers of
commerce, and I on behalf of my family we decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of $7.5million Dollars (SEVEN million, five hundred thousand, United States Dollars)
inherited from my late husband into your account.
My husband was killed during the current war against
farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our present
HEAD OF STATES President ROBERT MUGABE to claim all
the white owned farms to his NPF PARTY MEMBERS.
He ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their
farms to his party members and followers.
My husband was one of the best farmers in our country
and because he didnt support Mugabes` ideas,
Mugabes supporters invaded my husband farms and
burnt down every thing in the farm, killed my husband and
made away with a lot of items in my husband farm.
Before my husband death, he had deposited with one of
the security and finance companies in Johannesburg,
South Africa the sum of US$7.5 million (seven million, five hundred
thousand, United States Dollars). After the death of my husband, we decided
to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had
deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.
We decided to contact oversea firms and companies that
can assist us to move this money out of South Africa,
because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to
operate any bank account within South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 20% of total sum for your
assistance, 5% has been mapped out for any expenses
that may be incurred in the course of this transaction
and 75%will be for me and my family to invest in your
country.
>From the above you will understand that the lives and
future of my family depends on this money.as such I
will be very happy if you can assist us, all I want
from you is to contact my son {PETERSON MORGAN}With above number.Also furnish me
with your personal telephone numbers and fax numbers
for easy communication.

Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential. Waiting for your urgent responds.

Thanks and God bless.
MRS ROSE MORGAN
FROM MRS ROSE MORGAN
105 HUNT-VILLE
SANDTON-CITY
JOHANNESBURG
phone +27-83-6142745
EMAIL mrsrose_morgan@yahoo.co.uk

PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir/Madam
I know you will be surprise to read from me,
please consider this letter as a request from a family
in dare need of assistance. I am MRS ROSE MORGAN
the only wife of late DUBE MORGAN Of Zimbabwe,
presently residing in Johannesburg South Africa.
I got your contact adress through South Chembers of
commerce, and I on behalf of my family we decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of $7.5million Dollars (SEVEN million, five hundred thousand, United States Dollars)
inherited from my late husband into your account.
My husband was killed during the current war against
farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our present
HEAD OF STATES President ROBERT MUGABE to claim all
the white owned farms to his NPF PARTY MEMBERS.
He ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their
farms to his party members and followers.
My husband was one of the best farmers in our country
and because he didnt support Mugabes` ideas,
Mugabes supporters invaded my husband farms and
burnt down every thing in the farm, killed my husband and
made away with a lot of items in my husband farm.
Before my husband death, he had deposited with one of
the security and finance companies in Johannesburg,
South Africa the sum of US$7.5 million (seven million, five hundred
thousand, United States Dollars). After the death of my husband, we decided
to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had
deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.
We decided to contact oversea firms and companies that
can assist us to move this money out of South Africa,
because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to
operate any bank account within South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 20% of total sum for your
assistance, 5% has been mapped out for any expenses
that may be incurred in the course of this transaction
and 75%will be for me and my family to invest in your
country.
>From the above you will understand that the lives and
future of my family depends on this money.as such I
will be very happy if you can assist us, all I want
from you is to contact my son {PETERSON MORGAN}With above number.Also furnish me
with your personal telephone numbers and fax numbers
for easy communication.

Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential. Waiting for your urgent responds.

Thanks and God bless.
MRS ROSE MORGAN





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