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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: newtonharry2005@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:22:31 +0200
Subject: PARTNER




Dear Sir/Madam,

With warm hearts I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this
letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to receive this
proposal from me since you do not know me personally.
However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction, which
I propose with my free mind and as a person of integrity.
My name is NEWTON HARRY NDULOVO, the son of PASCAL ZHIRI NDULOVO,
One of the most popular farmers from Zimbabwe, who was murdered in the Land
dispute in my country.
As led by my instinct, I decided to contact you through email, after searching
for Contacts via the internet, as it is the only means I can contact anybody
since I am cutting off ties with Zimbabwe for now. I apologize if this is
not acceptable to you.
The purpose of this letter is to seek your most needed assistance in a Business
venture. Due to the land and political problems in Zimbabwe, President Robert
Mugabe's introduction of new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white
farmers and the few rich black farmers, all white farmers were asked to surrender
their farms to the Government for re-distribution and infact to his political
party members and my Father though black was the treasury of the farmers
association and a strong Member of an opposition party that did not support
the president's idea.
He then ordered his party members and the police under his pay row to invade
my father's farm and burn down everything in the farm. They killed my father
and took away a lot of items from his farm.
After the death of my father, our local pastor and a close friend of my father
handed us over will documents with instructions from my father.That we should
leave Zimbabwe incase anything happen to him.
The will documents have a certificate of deposit, Airway bill
confirming cash Deposit totalling twenty four million five hundred thousand
united state dollars. [$24.5m] kept in custody for us in a security company
that the content is money hence it was deposited as personal belongings.
This money was deposited with this Private Security Company for
Safety and security reasons, and was to be used for the purchase
Of land, new machines and chemicals establishment of new farms in Botswana.
This violent and barbaric act by Mugabe,Mr President has since led to the
death of my beloved mother and kid sister and other innocent lives.
I was continually threatened to abandon my inheritance from my father after
he was murdered. I resisted for a while, but when the danger became unbearable,
and I survived two murder attempts, I fled out of Zimbabwe with the help
of my father's close friend Mr. John Casahans from Australia also a farmer
who was leaving in Zimbabwe with us but left with his family following this
ugly development I have tried to reach
him but all to no avail.
I am currently staying in the Spain where I am seeking political asylum.
In fact my decision to come here to seek asylum, is because the security
company from South Africa, has a branch here, I have contacted them to move
the safe deposit from their office in Johannesburg to The affiliate office
here in Madrid (Spain) which they are waiting further directives from me
before they effect the movement.
I need to transfer this money to an account and invest part of the Money.
Since the law of Spain prohibits a refugee (Asylum Seeker) to open any bank
account or to be involved in any financial Transaction, this is why I am
seeking a genuine and reliable Partner, whose account this money can be transferred
after the consignment must have been duely transferred from South Africa,
hence your involvement in this venture.
You have to understand that this decision taken by me is a very big And brave
one, and it entrusts my future in your hands, as a result of the safe keeping
of this money.
If you accept to assist me, all I want you to do for me, is to assist with
arrangements to claim the deposit from the security company from their office
here in The Spain, as it has now been transferred from Johannesburg, South
Africa to their branch here. The company will be legally informed of you
representing me.
For your assistance, I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to
have 20% of the money for your assistance, and helping me open an account
for the money to be deposited here, or you can go into partnership with me
for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country.
Whichever the option you want, please to notify me in your reply.
I have also set aside 1 % of the total sum $24.5M for all kinds of expenses
that come our way in the process of this transaction, and 4% for Charity
donation. If you prefer to accept the 20% for your moral and financial assistance
then the balance will be left in the account here for me.
Please note that this 1% is not with me at the moment but shall be deducted
from the total sum as soon as the money finally hits your nominated account.
Finally I want you to maintain absolute secrecy for the purpose of this
transaction.
Your reply should be sent to my private
Email address only newtonharry2005@netscape.net
I look forward to your reply and c-operation, and I thank you in
Advance as I anticipate your co-operation.
Sincerely,
NEWTON.H.NDULOVO
newtonharry2005@netscape.net
0034679238539


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