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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: "prince stanley" <p_stan04@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 09:34:55 +0200
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT AND URGENT

FROM:MR.PRINCE STANLEY

TEL 27- 83-2416272



URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

-----------------------------------------------

ATTN: SIR / MADAM

Good day, my name is Mr.PRINCE STANLEY the only son of Mr. PHASO STANLEY of
Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact
address.Your Firm was introduced to me by Career diplomat whom I consulted
in my search for a reliable Company/individual who can
assist me in transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad. I, on behalf of
my late father and my two sister's we decided to solicit for your assistance
to transfer the sum of US$32 Million US Dollars (Thirty Two Million US
Dollars) inherited from my late father into your company or private bank
account.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country,so he ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their farms to
his party members and his followers.And my father was one of the best
farmers in our country because he did not support the idea and his
supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm and
killed my father and confiscated all his investment.

After the death of my father I and my two sister's decided to move out of
Zimbabwe because our lives is still in danger with the money my father kept
in his hidden safe in our house.

The amount contain in the safe is US$32 Million US Dollars(Thirty Two
Million US Dollars) and we decided to move the money through diplomatic
means to the Republic of South Africa where we deposited it to the Security
Firm and we are forced to seek a political asylum as refugees. So,I decided
to contact the overseas firm whom will assist us to transfer this fund out
of South
Africa.Because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa,which deprive us
to do any business neither to operate any account with any bank here in
South Africa nor to invest.

If you consider this proposal,we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total
sum for helping us transfer this fund to your country and 5% will be the
expences incurred during the transaction and the remaining will be for my
family to invest in your country under you care and supervision. .

Now what I want you to do for us as a foreign partner is to help us clear
this sum from the Security Company using your name as the beneficiary of the
fund. Now you can also contact me on phone

NOTE. This transaction is 100% risk-free and absolute confidential highly
requied. Your urgent response will be highly needed.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely,

PRINCE STANLEYFROM:MR.PRINCE STANLEY

TEL 27- 83-2416272



URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

-----------------------------------------------

ATTN: SIR / MADAM

Good day, my name is Mr.PRINCE STANLEY the only son of Mr. PHASO STANLEY of
Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact
address.Your Firm was introduced to me by Career diplomat whom I consulted
in my search for a reliable Company/individual who can
assist me in transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad. I, on behalf of
my late father and my two sister's we decided to solicit for your assistance
to transfer the sum of US$32 Million US Dollars (Thirty Two Million US
Dollars) inherited from my late father into your company or private bank
account.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country,so he ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their farms to
his party members and his followers.And my father was one of the best
farmers in our country because he did not support the idea and his
supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm and
killed my father and confiscated all his investment.

After the death of my father I and my two sister's decided to move out of
Zimbabwe because our lives is still in danger with the money my father kept
in his hidden safe in our house.

The amount contain in the safe is US$32 Million US Dollars(Thirty Two
Million US Dollars) and we decided to move the money through diplomatic
means to the Republic of South Africa where we deposited it to the Security
Firm and we are forced to seek a political asylum as refugees. So,I decided
to contact the overseas firm whom will assist us to transfer this fund out
of South
Africa.Because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa,which deprive us
to do any business neither to operate any account with any bank here in
South Africa nor to invest.

If you consider this proposal,we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total
sum for helping us transfer this fund to your country and 5% will be the
expences incurred during the transaction and the remaining will be for my
family to invest in your country under you care and supervision. .

Now what I want you to do for us as a foreign partner is to help us clear
this sum from the Security Company using your name as the beneficiary of the
fund. Now you can also contact me on phone

NOTE. This transaction is 100% risk-free and absolute confidential highly
requied. Your urgent response will be highly needed.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely,

PRINCE STANLEY

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