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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: "tony brown" <tony_brown24u@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:32:16 +0000
Subject: URGENT MAIL.

FROM:Mr Tony Brown
NO 36 FREE STREET
YOVELL,HILL
REP.SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:tony_brown24u@hotmail.com
PHONE NUMBER 27 734 089 123.

Dear Sir,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally; I am Tony Brown the first son of Mr. Ernest Brown, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact
through network online here in South Africa. Hence, decided to write to
you.Before the death of my father he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$20,000,000 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) in one of the private security company in Johannesburg, as
if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.This money as deposited in a
box as GERM STONES to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This
amount was meant for the purpose of new machines and chemicalsfor the farms
and establishment of new farms in Swaziland.

This problem came when Zimbabwe PRESIDENT, MR ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new
land act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
black
farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were
killed because of this land-reformed act of which my father was one of the
victims.

It is against the background that I and my family, account since the law of
South Africa prohibits a refugee to open any bank account or to be involved
in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South
Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility
of seeking a foreign account where this money could be transferred without
the knowledge of my government who want to take everything we have got,
moreover the South African foreign exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker. For your assistance, I have decided to
compensate you with 20% of the total sum, while 5% has been mapped out for
any expenses, which both parties may incur during this transaction. The
remaining 75% will be for my family and I for investment in your country. I
will need your guidance and assistance with investing. I must also emphasize
that you will not in any way be implicated either before or after the
conclusion of this project. It is 100% risk-free and as a matter of honesty.

Contact me on the above e-mail address indicating your interest as soon as
possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more
clarification on this modalities needed for smooth
successful completion of this transaction.
I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.

Mr. Tony Brown.
FROM:Mr Tony Brown
NO 36 FREE STREET
YOVELL,HILL
REP.SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:tony_brown24u@hotmail.com
PHONE NUMBER 27 734 089 123.

Dear Sir,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally; I am Tony Brown the first son of Mr. Ernest Brown, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact
through network online here in South Africa. Hence, decided to write to
you.Before the death of my father he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$20,000,000 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) in one of the private security company in Johannesburg, as
if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.This money as deposited in a
box as GERM STONES to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This
amount was meant for the purpose of new machines and chemicalsfor the farms
and establishment of new farms in Swaziland.

This problem came when Zimbabwe PRESIDENT, MR ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new
land act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
black
farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were
killed because of this land-reformed act of which my father was one of the
victims.

It is against the background that I and my family, account since the law of
South Africa prohibits a refugee to open any bank account or to be involved
in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South
Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility
of seeking a foreign account where this money could be transferred without
the knowledge of my government who want to take everything we have got,
moreover the South African foreign exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker. For your assistance, I have decided to
compensate you with 20% of the total sum, while 5% has been mapped out for
any expenses, which both parties may incur during this transaction. The
remaining 75% will be for my family and I for investment in your country. I
will need your guidance and assistance with investing. I must also emphasize
that you will not in any way be implicated either before or after the
conclusion of this project. It is 100% risk-free and as a matter of honesty.

Contact me on the above e-mail address indicating your interest as soon as
possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more
clarification on this modalities needed for smooth
successful completion of this transaction.
I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.

Mr. Tony Brown.
FROM:Mr Tony Brown
NO 36 FREE STREET
YOVELL,HILL
REP.SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:tony_brown24u@hotmail.com
PHONE NUMBER 27 734 089 123.

Dear Sir,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally; I am Tony Brown the first son of Mr. Ernest Brown, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact
through network online here in South Africa. Hence, decided to write to
you.Before the death of my father he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$20,000,000 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) in one of the private security company in Johannesburg, as
if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.This money as deposited in a
box as GERM STONES to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This
amount was meant for the purpose of new machines and chemicalsfor the farms
and establishment of new farms in Swaziland.

This problem came when Zimbabwe PRESIDENT, MR ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new
land act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
black
farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were
killed because of this land-reformed act of which my father was one of the
victims.

It is against the background that I and my family, account since the law of
South Africa prohibits a refugee to open any bank account or to be involved
in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South
Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility
of seeking a foreign account where this money could be transferred without
the knowledge of my government who want to take everything we have got,
moreover the South African foreign exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker. For your assistance, I have decided to
compensate you with 20% of the total sum, while 5% has been mapped out for
any expenses, which both parties may incur during this transaction. The
remaining 75% will be for my family and I for investment in your country. I
will need your guidance and assistance with investing. I must also emphasize
that you will not in any way be implicated either before or after the
conclusion of this project. It is 100% risk-free and as a matter of honesty.

Contact me on the above e-mail address indicating your interest as soon as
possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more
clarification on this modalities needed for smooth
successful completion of this transaction.
I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.

Mr. Tony Brown.
FROM:Mr Tony Brown
NO 36 FREE STREET
YOVELL,HILL
REP.SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:tony_brown24u@hotmail.com
PHONE NUMBER 27 734 089 123.

Dear Sir,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally; I am Tony Brown the first son of Mr. Ernest Brown, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact
through network online here in South Africa. Hence, decided to write to
you.Before the death of my father he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$20,000,000 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) in one of the private security company in Johannesburg, as
if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.This money as deposited in a
box as GERM STONES to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This
amount was meant for the purpose of new machines and chemicalsfor the farms
and establishment of new farms in Swaziland.

This problem came when Zimbabwe PRESIDENT, MR ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new
land act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
black
farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were
killed because of this land-reformed act of which my father was one of the
victims.

It is against the background that I and my family, account since the law of
South Africa prohibits a refugee to open any bank account or to be involved
in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South
Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility
of seeking a foreign account where this money could be transferred without
the knowledge of my government who want to take everything we have got,
moreover the South African foreign exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker. For your assistance, I have decided to
compensate you with 20% of the total sum, while 5% has been mapped out for
any expenses, which both parties may incur during this transaction. The
remaining 75% will be for my family and I for investment in your country. I
will need your guidance and assistance with investing. I must also emphasize
that you will not in any way be implicated either before or after the
conclusion of this project. It is 100% risk-free and as a matter of honesty.

Contact me on the above e-mail address indicating your interest as soon as
possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more
clarification on this modalities needed for smooth
successful completion of this transaction.
I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.

Mr. Tony Brown.
FROM:Mr Tony Brown
NO 36 FREE STREET
YOVELL,HILL
REP.SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL:tony_brown24u@hotmail.com
PHONE NUMBER 27 734 089 123.

Dear Sir,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally; I am Tony Brown the first son of Mr. Ernest Brown, who was
recently murdered in the land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact
through network online here in South Africa. Hence, decided to write to
you.Before the death of my father he had taken me to
Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$20,000,000 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) in one of the private security company in Johannesburg, as
if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.This money as deposited in a
box as GERM STONES to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This
amount was meant for the purpose of new machines and chemicalsfor the farms
and establishment of new farms in Swaziland.

This problem came when Zimbabwe PRESIDENT, MR ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new
land act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few
black
farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were
killed because of this land-reformed act of which my father was one of the
victims.

It is against the background that I and my family, account since the law of
South Africa prohibits a refugee to open any bank account or to be involved
in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South
Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility
of seeking a foreign account where this money could be transferred without
the knowledge of my government who want to take everything we have got,
moreover the South African foreign exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker. For your assistance, I have decided to
compensate you with 20% of the total sum, while 5% has been mapped out for
any expenses, which both parties may incur during this transaction. The
remaining 75% will be for my family and I for investment in your country. I
will need your guidance and assistance with investing. I must also emphasize
that you will not in any way be implicated either before or after the
conclusion of this project. It is 100% risk-free and as a matter of honesty.

Contact me on the above e-mail address indicating your interest as soon as
possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more
clarification on this modalities needed for smooth
successful completion of this transaction.
I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.

Mr. Tony Brown.

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