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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: "Ezra Nkomo" <eznkomo100@web.de> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:49:20 +0200
Subject: I have a proposal for you

Dear Sir,

I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will i in any
manner compel you to honour it against your will.

I am Ezra Nkomo. A Citizen of Zimbabwe, but I am contacting you from
GERMANY here in EUROPE where I am now seeking political asylum.

I am the only son of Mr. Kenneth Nkomo,a wealthy farmer and
Senior politician with the opposition political party in
my country;Movement for Democratic Change [MDC]. My father
was murdered by our wicked President,Robert Mugabe and I fled my
country because I have become his next target for elimination.

My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in
the MDC party;a party wanting to end the several years of brutal
Dictatorship of President Robert Mugabe. You can read more stories
about President Mugabe’s brutal acts by visiting this web sites;

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
owned 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. Olds was attacked and murdered in his house,but fortunately,before
they came looking for me,i received the news and had to flee through the
border to South Africa to save my life. My arrival here in GERMANY
still remains like a miracle to me.

Here is my reasons for contacting you,I am having a huge Sum of money
total $13.6Million(USD)presently lodge with a Security company in
ABDIJAN,COTE D´IVOIRE. My father kept this money in one trunk boxe 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 were
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 several arrangements concerning the shipment of the
box out of Cote D`Ivoire because we cannot invest it there. I was on
the process when i fled the country. I need your assistance in securing
the funds there in your Country,so that I can arrange on how to come
over to your country to invest the fund.

Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.

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 for security reasons reply to my email address as follows. eznkomo@web.de
please treat this information as top secret.

Regards,

Ezra Nkomo


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