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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: <michaelnkomo010@1mail.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:19:56 -0700
Subject: TOP URGENT

Dear Friend.

RE: URGENT JOINT VENTURE/INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

 My name is Mr. Michael Nkomo a citizen of Zimbabwe, but I am writing from Accra Ghana. I am the only son of Kenneth Nkomo, a wealthy farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in my country, Movement for Democratic Change [MDC]. Our wicked President murdered my father, Robert Mugabe and I fled my country because I have become his next target to eliminate.

My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in the MDC, a part wanting to end the several years of brutal dictatorship government of President Robert Mugabe. You will read more stories about President
Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web sites;
http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

My father was accused of Treason and also assisting the White farmers in fighting the government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead. The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was
never seen for proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's associate Mr. Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain assisted me in fighting my father's death through the Court and media; the government saw us as a big treat to them and decided to eliminate us. Mr. Martin Olds was attacked and murdered in his house, but fortunately, before they came looking for me, I received the news and I had to flee through the border to Accra Ghan to save my life.

Here, is my reasons for contacting you, I am having a huge sum of money in the total sum of $25.6Million presently hidden in a safe place. My father kept this money in two trunk boxes in disguise as family treasures and could not bank them, because of the situation in my country. My father's business, farms and banks account was seized by the government before his arrest and murder.

He told me everything concerning the funds while he was still in detention and I have made a solid arrangement concerning the claim of the boxes out of where my father deposited it because we cannot invest it there. I need your assistance in securing the funds to your country, so that I can arrange for my family and that of the Olds to join me in your country. I am willing to offer you 30% of the $25.6Million for your kind assistance.

Please, let me know if you can assist me, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed, As I wait for your urgent response, please treat this information as top secret and send your telephone number so that I can speak with you. Thank you and God bless. My mother is aware of my plans, as I am sending her copy of this letter. Also try to read these web site for more clarifications.

Regards,

Michael Nkomo.

CC: slisankomo@yahoo.com

MORE SITES ABOUT MUGABE'S BRUTAL GOVERNMENT
http://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/04/64376.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/08/13/wzim13.xml
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0%2C4273%2C4332401%2C00.html


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