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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: "Mupesa Hilda" <hilda_nm33@msn.com>
Reply-To: hilda_nm33@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:17:03 +0000
Subject: PLS.WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

From: Mrs.Hilda N.Mupesa
Muzaraban-Zimbabwe.
Please reply email : hil_nm33@sify.com

Dear Sir,

Please forgive me 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 opposition 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 so 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.

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 this site 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/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.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 bonafire owner of the fund to enable the Security
Company 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 will meet
one on one and 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.

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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