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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: Sunday amadi <suny_amadi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:01:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP


Mrs suny amadi
president street
Johannesburg Republic
of South Africa.

ATTN: DIRECTOR /CEO

Dear Sir / Madam.

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this
proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to
you. I find your contact while I was doing a private
research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist my family and I to transfer fund
to his personal or private account and for investment
purpose. I am Mrs. MARY AMADI the wife of late Mr. JOHN
AMADI., who was the chairman of the farmers co-operation
in Zimbabwe. MY Husband was among the few blacks that were
murdered in cold blood by the president Robert Mugabe
Administration during the land dispute that just happened
in Zimbabwe. After the death of my husband, my three
children and I decided to move out of ZIMBABWE because our
lives were in danger because of the money that my husband
kept in his hidden safe in our house.

The amount contained in the safe $30, 000,000(THIRTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). This money was meant for
the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms
and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. After the
death of my husband we moved to South Africa and deposited
this money in a SECURITY COMPANY in a box as valuables
belonging to our foreign partner pending when we see
somebody that will assist us, for the safety of our life. I
have concluded arrangement with the board of trustees of
the Security Company to transfer the deposit to oversea
country where it will be easily accessible to my children
and me. This frame of mind is to ensure the fund safety
because of political instability in Africa in general and
for hitch free redeeming / transferring of our money to a
safe bank account, and the company informed us that they
can only transfer such value / volume of deposit to the
following continents (Europe, Asia, Arabian and American).

Where they informed that have affiliate office. The idea
involving you in this transaction is for you to assist me
receive this deposit as final receiver / beneficiary in any
of the countries as they may inform and assist me in
transferring this money to your overseas account for
investment purposes outside African continent for my family
and me. I have also decided to move some one from my side
to meet with you in the Country in order that both of you
can successfully handle this transaction for me to fruition
upon establishing trust, the code / password for release
will equally be handed over to whosoever coming from my
side to meet with you for easy claim of deposit by both of
you without difficulty.

We are presently in South Africa as Refugee (Asylum
Seekers) we are ready to give you 30% of the total amount
for the inconveniences this we cost you and for accepting
to assist us, contact me on the any of the above address
provided, and indicating your interest as soon as possible,
on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give
you more clarification on the modalities needed for smooth
successful completion of this transaction. As a result of
my husbands untimely death I suffered a severe health
problem, which has placed me on bed rest for some month
now. So my eldest son in person of Mr. SUNY AMADI will be
communicating with you further on how to go about the
transaction, as you will show wiliness in assisting us. On
telephone number +27-734536233 .

I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.
Mrs. MARY AMADI (For and on behalf of my family)










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