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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: dagashmabo1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:16:27 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?MY=20FAMILY=20AND=20I?=

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS DAGASH MABO, THE ELDEST SON OF MALLAM
DAGASH OF ZIMBABWE IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU,
WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS. I GOT IT FROM THE
NETHERLANDS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. DURING THE CURRENT
CRISIS AGAINST THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE
SUPPORTERS OF OUR RESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL
THE WHITE OWNED FARMERS IN OUR COUNTRY, HE ORDERED
ALL WHITE FARMERS TO SURRENDER THEIR FARMS TO HIS
PARTY MEMBERS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS.

MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST ZIMBABWEEN FARMERS IN
THE COUNTRY AND KNOWING THAT HE DID NOT SUPPORT THE
PRESIDENT POLITICAL IDEOLOGY, THE PRESIDENT'S
SUPPORTERS INVADED MY FATHER'S FARM AND BURNT DOWN
EVERYTHING, SHOT HIM AND AS A RESULT OF THE WOUNDS
SUSTAINED,HE BECAME SICK AND DIED AFTER TWO DAYS.
AFTER HIS DEATH, MY MOTHER AND I TOGETHER WITH MY
YOUNGER BROTHER DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR
THE SAFETY OF OUR LIVES .BUT BEFORE MY FATHER DIED, HE
WROTE A WILL, WHICH READS. MY BELOVED SON, I WISH TO
DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF (US$25 MILLION
DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
EUROPE IN CASE I WANT TO INVEST THE MONEY, HE
DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY WITH MY NAME
(DAGASH MABO) AND IT CAN BE CLAIM BY ME ALONE WITH THE
DEPOSIT CODE, ALL THE DOCUMENT COVERING THIS MONEY IS
WITH ME. I WANT TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY MOTHER AND
BROTHER. FROM THE ABOVE REASONS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
THAT THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY DEPEND ON THIS MONEY. AS
SUCH, I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST US,YOU
CAN LOOK UP TO CNN NEWS EVERY DAY FOR WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY, IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT, YOU CAN
ALSO GO TO THE INTERNET TO VIEW.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2414713.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1870851.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2568545.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1966949.stm

IN VIEW OF THIS, I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF EUROPE FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE. FOR YOUR EFFORTS, I AM PREPARED TO OFFER YOU
20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS, 10% FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY
BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE
70% WILL BE KEPT FOR MY FAMILY AND I.

FINALLY, MODALITIES ON HOW THE TRANSFER WILL BE DONE
WILL CONVEYED TO YOU ONCE WE ESTABLISH TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE BETWEEN OURSELVES. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
URGENT REPLY.

NOTE. THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY
APPRECIATED.
I WILL WANT YOU TO REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE BOX:dagash03@rock.com

THANKS AND GOD BLESS,
DAGASH MABO.
(FOR THE FAMILY)














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