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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: "david mark" <davidmark2026@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 10:49:22 +0200
Subject: From Mr David Mark Family.

Dear Sir/Madam,

VERY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

I am Mr.David Mark, the eldest son of Mr.Benjamin Mark of Zimbabwe.This
might be a surprise to you about how I got your contact address.

I got your contact through Network on line in my search for a reliable and
reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction which involves a
transfer of fund to a foreign account and I decided to write you.

During the current war against the white farmers in Zimbabwe, from the
supports of our president Robbert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms
to his own party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers
in Zimbabwe to surrender all their farms to his party members and his
followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country, and because he did not
support Mugabe's idea, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farmland, killing my father and made away with all
the things in my father's farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the security company
in Eroupe, the sum of $US 7 million (Seven million united states
dollars).Then after the death of my father, we decided to move to South
Africa where my father had a house.

So Please, if you think you can be of any assistance to me and my family,
kindly furnish me with your fax and phone numbers for easyer communication.
And please we will like to know you more.

You can contact me via my phone number Tel+27-83-716-8421.Note that this
transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential for my family's
sake.

Hoping to hear from you soonest.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mr.David Mark.(for the family)

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