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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: "Hilda Mupesa" <hildamupesa@hildamupesa.com>
Reply-To: hilda.mupesa1111@tsamail.co.za
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:32:47 +0000
Subject: Waiting for reply

From: Mrs.Hilda N.Mupesa
Muzaraban-Zimbabwe.


Attn: Good Friend,

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise andmay
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 fora reliable foreigner who will assist me invest this fund.

Afterseries of prayers/fasting. i was divinely directed to contact you
amongother 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 inMuzarabani,Mashonaland Central province
Zimbabwe, who was allegedlykilled in cold blood on 5th april 2001 by alleged
Zanu PF militiasand war veterans for supporting the (Mr Morgan Tsvangirai)
Movement for Democratic Change, a serioues opposition party to thetyranny
government of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.

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

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

Before my husband death as if he saw what is going to happen to hislife,he
handed over to me all the documents of cash he depositedwith private
security company here in Zimbabwe, Including someproperties documents as
well. But had an affiliated office in Europeand was declared by my late
husband as personal effects in disguiseamount $21.9m (Twenty One Million,
Nine Hundred Thousand Unitedstates dollars.)

Considering the circumstances now, we cannot claim the money here
inZimbabwe. We have concluded all arrangement with the Security Companyhere
to move the funds to their affilaite office in Europethrough diplomatic
means where it can be easily claimed by you andright now is deposited
(lodged) in one of their affiliated office inEurope and was declared as
exposable film and film materials to ensure itis 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 childrensto get
this project concluded then i will forward to you the full detailsand
requirements on how we shall get this concluded.

Now i contacted you on the following agreement:

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

(2.)To assist me invest my share of the fund intoaviable business venture as
i have little or no
knowledge onwhere to invest this huge sum of money with assistance of our
familylawyer.

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

(4.)You will betransparent, honesty and diligence and will not be greedy to
divulgefrom the original
percentage offered to you thereby requestingfor increase which might lead
you to sit on the funds once it is underyour custody, or you try to
blackmail me so you can take the moneyalone.

(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 inthe
course of the transaction and also for Charity Organizations.

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

(7.)This transaction is 100% risk free but need utmost secrecy
andconfidentiality due to my ondition.
Please contact me on this myprivate email address:(
hildamupesa52@latinmail.com)I need not to remind you of the confidentiality
which thistransaction demands. Keep this proposal secret, even if you dont
want to assist me.

God Bless,
Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Hilda NdogaMupesa
Muzaraban-Zimbabw


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