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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: janemupesa_family2001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:51:39 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20=20Mrs=20=20=20Jane?=

Dear Sir / Madam,

In a brief I am Mrs Jane Mupesa,wife to Ndoga Mupesa of Chiweshe ward in
Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central province, who was allegedly killed in cold
blood on 5th April 2001 by alleged Zanu PF militias and war veterans for
supporting the (Mr Morgan Tsvangirai) Movement for Democratic Change, an
opposition party to the tyranny government of President Robert Mugabe.I
have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness
by the present civilian administration; I have been subjected to physical
and psychological torture by the security agents in the country.

As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within
the country. You must have heard over the media reports and the internet
on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my husband in
different security firms abroad, some companies willingly give up their
secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there and many out rightly
blackmail us. When my husband was alive I used to move funds running into
millions of United States Dollars to Brazil/Lebanon and other Arab Countries.


However, on the eve of my husband's death on 5th April 2001, he gave me
the sum of US$39m(million) in cash to move to Lebanon ,but immediately my
husband died I moved the funds to a Security Firm through a diplomatic
courier service where the fund is right now.


The funds have been in the Finance Firm since 2001.Because of the restriction
placed on my family by the Zimbabwean Government, I Simply cannot travel
to secure the funds from the Security Firm where this said amount was deposited,
all you need to do is to furnish me with the requested information's bellow
immediately;

1. Full names
2. Contact address
3. Telephone and fax numbers
4. Location

Please contact me immediately so that I will give you the contact of my
Lawyer for more details and to expedite action.
Alternative E-Mail address:jane_ndogamupesa2001@voila.fr

Mrs Jane Mupesa
Muzaraban-Zimbabwe







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