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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: chiminadelmailer@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:43:50 +0200
Subject: MRS.ADELLA CHIMINYA

SIR/MADAM,

IT IS WITH FULL HOPE THAT I WRITE TO SEEK YOUR HELP IN THE CONTEXT
BELOW.I AM MRS.ADELLA CHIMINYA,THE WIFE OF THE LATE ADELLA.UPENYU WHO
WAS MURDERED SOME TIME AGO IN HARARE-ZIMBABWE.I GOT YOUR CONTACTS
THROUGH NETHERLANDS INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY SON WHO
IS SEEKING FOR AN ASYLUM IN HOLLAND, I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT YOUR CAPACITY
AND GOOD WILL TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THE SUM OF US$18.5M(EIGHTEEN
MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)ONLY,WILLED AND DEPOSITED
IN MY LATE HUSBAND'S FAVOR FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

DURING THE WAR AGAINST FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE AND FROM THE SUPPORT OF OUR PRESIDENT
ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNED FARMS IN OUR
COUNTRY,ALL THE WHITE FARMERS WERE ORDERED TO SURRENDER THEIR FARMS TO HIS
PARTY MEMBERS AND HIS FOLLOWERS.MY HUSBAND WHO WAS ONE OF THE
PROMINENT FARMERS DID NOT SUPPORT HIS IDEA SO THE PARTY MEMBER AND THE WAR
VETERANS INVADED MY HUSBAND'S FARM,LOOTED AND BURN EVERYTHING IN THE FARM.AFERWARDS,MY
HUSBAND WAS KILLED AS WELL.AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND,MY CHILDREN AND
I WERE LEFT WITH NO OPTION THAN TO RUN OUT OF ZIMBABWE BECAUSE OUR LIVES
WERE IN DANGER.THIS MONEY IS CURRENTLY DEPOSITED IN A REPUTABLE SECURITY
AND FINANCE COMPANY IN EUROPE AS PERSONAL EFFECTS,THROUGH THE HELP OF OUR
FAMILY LAWYER.

THE GOVERNMENT OF MY COUNTRY HAD EARLIER PLACED FOREIGN TRANSFER EMBARGO
ON ALL OUR FAMILY MEMBERS,SEIZED ALL KNOWN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTFIT
OF OUR BUSINESS EMPIRE.THE SITUATION HAS BEEN SO TERRIBLE THAT WE ARE VIRTULLY
LIVING ON THE ASSISTANCE OF WELL WISHERS AND FEW SYMPATHIZERS OF MY LATE
HUSBAND.FORTUNATELY,OUR FAMILY LAWYER HAD SECRETLY PROTECTED THE ''PERSONAL
WILLED'' OF MY LATE HUSBAND AND HAS STRICTLY ADVISED THAT THE ''WILLED''
MONEY BE URGENTLY MOVED INTO AN ACCOUNT OF A TRUSTED FOREIGN PARTNER WITHOUT
DELAY FOR SECURITY REASONS.I VIEW OF THIS PLIGHT THEREFORE,I EXPECT YOU
TO BE TRUST-WORTHY AND KIND ENOUGH TO RESPOND TO THIS CALL TO SAVE ME AND
MY CHILDREN FROM THIS HOPELESS SITUATION.

I HEREBY AGREED TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND CANDID EFFORT TO THIS
REGARDS IF YOU REACH ME VIA THE E:MAIL:adellachiminya@asiamail.com SO THAT
WE CAN BOTH DISCUSS HOW THE FUND SHOULD BE TRANSFER OUT OF HOLLAND SINCE
THE NETHERLANDS LAW FORBIDE REFUGEE TO HAVE SUCH AMOUNT IN THEIR POSSESSION.


THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

YOUR SINCERELY,

MRS.ADELLA CHIMINYA


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