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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: "paul adams" <paul_224_538@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 12:50:15 +0200
Subject: ATTN: DIRECTOR /CEO

MARY ADAMS
Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa.
E-MAIL:paul_224_538@hotmail.com

ATTN: DIRECTOR /CEO

Dear Sir / Madam.

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I
believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was
doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist my family and I to transfer fund to his personal or
private account and for investment purpose. I am Mrs. MARY ADAMS the wife of
late Mr. JOHN ADAMS., who was the “ chairman’’ of the farmers co-operation
in Zimbabwe.
MY Husband was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by the
president Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that just
happened in Zimbabwe. After the death of my husband, my three children and I
decided to move out of ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger because of
the money that my husband kept in his hidden safe in our house.
You can go into this site to know all that happened in Zimbabwe between the
few blacks and white farmers and the president Robert Mugabe Administration.
www.hrw.org/reports/2002/zimbabwe/ZimLand0302-03.htm,
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1576812.stm,
www.memoriesofrhodesia.com/pages/windsofchange/li-intro.html

The amount contained in the safe $30, 000,000(THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS). This money was meant for the purchase of new machines and
chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. After
the death of my husband we moved to South Africa and deposited this money in
a SECURITY COMPANY in a box as valuables belonging to our foreign partner
pending when we see somebody that will assist us, for the safety of our
life. I have concluded arrangement with the board of trustees of the
Security Company to transfer the deposit to oversea country where it will be
easily accessible to my children and me. This frame of mind is to ensure the
fund safety because of political instability in Africa in general and for
hitch free redeeming / transferring of our money to a safe bank account, and
the company informed us that they can only transfer such value / volume of
deposit to the following continents (Europe, Asia, Arabian and American).
Where they informed that have affiliate office.

The idea involving you in this transaction is for you to assist me receive
this deposit as final receiver / beneficiary in any of the countries as they
may inform and assist me in transferring this money to your overseas account
for investment purposes outside African continent for my family and me. I
have also decided to move some one from my side to meet with you in the
Country in order that both of you can successfully handle this transaction
for me to fruition upon establishing trust, the code / password for release
will equally be handed over to whosoever coming from my side to meet with
you for easy claim of deposit by both of you without difficulty.

We are presently in South Africa as Refugee (Asylum Seekers) we are ready to
give you 30% of the total amount for the inconveniences this we cost you and
for accepting to assist us, contact me on the any of the above address
provided, and indicating your interest as soon as possible, on receiving of
your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more clarification on the
modalities needed for smooth successful completion of this transaction. As a
result of my husbands untimely death I suffered a severe health problem,
which has placed me on bed rest for some month now. So my eldest son in
person of Mr. PAUL ADAMS will be communicating with you further on how to go
about the transaction, as you will show wiliness in assisting us.
On telephone number +27 834831409

I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.

Mrs. MARY ADAMS (For and on behalf of my family

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