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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "hilda N. Mupesa" <hill2@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: Hilda_mupesa19@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 07:45:58 -0300
Subject: FROM MUPESA, I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE.

From: Mrs.Hilda N.Mupesa
Muzaraban-Zimbabwe.
Email :hilda_mupesa19@yahoo.fr 


Dear Good Friend.

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior  consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from the  proffesional database found in the internet when i was searching for a reliable foreigner who will assist me invest this fund.  After series of prayers/fasting. i was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the database.I believe that God has a way of helping who is in a problem and nobody on earth was born without problem.Every problem have a divine solution. In brief  i am Mrs. Hilda Mupesa,wife to Ndoga Mupesa of Chiweshe ward  in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central province Zimbabwe, who was allegedly killed  in cold blood on 5th april 2001 by alleged Zanu PF militias and war  veterans for supporting the (Mr Morgan Tsvangirai) Movement for Democratic  Change,whom they believed that he is supporting the white famers and also a serioues  o pposition party to the tyranny government of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.

Since after the death of my husband,my  family has never had rest of mind because of intimidation and harassment, with lots of negative reports emanating from the present democratic government and government media/ press about my late husband. Our bank accounts both local and abroad has been frozen by the government.

We are still under pressure from the security agents for more interrogation about my husbands assets and some vital documents. My movement is restricted and no access to any communication such as telephone accept this email communication, which our lawyer fought so hard to secure for me and it's  my only means of communication now. Even all my travelling documents where also sized, including my international passport which was seized by the government security agents.

Before my husband death as if he saw what is going to happen to his life,he handed over to me all the documents of cash  he deposited with private security company here in Zimbabwe, Including some properties documents as well. But had an affiliated office in Europe and was declared by my late husband as personal effects in disguise amount $21.9m (Twenty One   Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United states dollars.)

Considering the circumstances now, we cannot claim the money here in Zimbabwe. We have concluded all arrangement with the Security Company here to move the funds to their affilaite office in Europe through diplomatic means where it can be easily claimed by you and right now is deposited (lodged) in one of their affiliated office in Europe and was declared as exposable film and film materials to ensure it is not opened by any body and in vaults /Boxes with the assistance of our family lawyer.

So as soon as you indicate your interest to assist me and my childrens to get this project concluded then i will forward to you the full details and requirements on how we shall get this concluded.

Meanwhile, I will like you to view these sites in order to enable you know the happennings in Zimbabwe here on what am telling you ;http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html ,  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm


Now i contacted you on the following agreement:

(1.)To keep this transaction confidential it deserves due to my condition right now.


(2.)To assist me invest my share of the fund into a viable business  venture as i have little or no knowledge on where to invest this huge sum of money with assistance of our family lawyer.

(3.)To present you as the bonafide owner of the fund to enable the  Security effect the change of ownership for easy claim to avoid any trace of the movement of the fund.

(4.)You will be transparent, honesty and diligence and will not be greedy to divulge from the original percentage offered to you thereby requesting for increase which might lead you to sit on the funds once it is under your custody, or you try
to blackmail me so you can take the money alone.

(5.)Your percentage for your assistance will be 30% while 65% will be for me and my family including lawyer's compensation and 5% will be set  aside to defray any incidental charges we may incurr in the course of the transaction and also for Charity Organizations.

(6.) 65% will be banked for my family on trust, pending on when we would decide on suitable business to invest in your country.

(7.)This transaction is 100% risk free but need utmost secrecy and confidentiality due to my condition.

Please contact me on this my private email email address: hilda_mupesa19@yahoo.fr 

I need not to remind you of the confidentiality which this transaction demands. Keep this proposal secret, even if you dont want to assist me.

God Bless
Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Hilda Ndoga Mupesa.
Muzaraban-Zimbabwe

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