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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: "casmir koronah" <ckor019@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:39:13 +0200
Subject: HUMBLE ASSISTANCE

FROM: CASMIR KORONAH.
JOHANESSBURG R.S.A
TEL: +27-73-207-8710



ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO:

PLEASE STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL

My name is Casmir Koronah, the elder son of Mr. John Koronah of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
got your address from the South African Information Center here in
Johannesburg, South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
their farms to his party members and his followers.

My father was one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe’s supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company
in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$10. 7 Million (TEN Million,
Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). After the death of my father,
we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited
the money in the Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me 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 the total sum for your assistance, 5% have 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.

All arrangements has been made by my lawyer and the remittance bank manager
on a successful transfer of this fund overseas, pending the arrival of a
foreign partner to stand as the new beneficiary to the said fund. While you
are here, you will open a non-resident dollar account on your name where
this money will be first deposited after retrieval from the Security
Company, before onward transfer to your nominated account in your country.

You can contact me on the above Telephone and fax numbers for more
information on this deal. Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and
absolutely confidential.

Thanks and Remain blessed.

Regards,



CASMIR KORONAH.

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