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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: "monica robertson" <monicarobertson_1000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: monicarobertson_1000@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 04:02:20 -0700
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTACE /INVESTMENT.

FROM:MRS MONICA ROBERTSON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL/FAX::+27-83-580-8590
E-MAIL ADDRESS:monicarobertson_1000@hotmail.com
 
 
ATENTION:DIRECTOR/C.E.O
Dear,
I am MRS MONICA ROBERTSON, the wife of late MR GREG ROBERTSON a rich farmer from ZIMBABWE, who was killed because of the march 9th/10th 2002 presidential election. The ZANU-PF party veteran thugs came to my husband's farm estate attacked and killed him because he was using his 18seater mini-bus(VEHICLE) to convey/carry MDC party members to the polling centre during the two-days presidential-election in ZIMBABWE. That is why he lost his dear life and moreover they raped me and my daughter (RITA ROBERTSON) and drove us out of the farm estate. We went and took refuge in a white neighbour's house.
It was this white neighbour(Mr Johnson) who went to Harare and got South African visa for us, so that we can go to South Africa for safety.Now,we are staying in JOHANNESBURG(SOUTH AFRICA) with my sister who is a Widow(MRS HUDSON)and my son (RICHARD ROBERTSON).This land problem started when PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new land reform act which affected all the white farmers and some few black of opposition party. Since then it resulted into killings of farmers by violent mob action groups called ZANU-PF VETERANS THUGS sponsored by the president against all the white farmers and opposition party. Before my husband's death he took me to Johannesburg(South Africa) where he deposited the sum of USD19.7M(NITEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)under the custody of a private Security and Finance Company for safety. He did this because he is not sure of the condition of the coming presidential election. Again, I can't open any business and register it/Bank Account, then I took a decision to visit a Lawyer in Johannesburg to seek for advice. He told me to look for a foreign partner who will come here and open an account and transfer the huge amount of money involved into his personal or company's account. The person will do change of ownership for the money and then transfer it to his country for my family Investment. During my search for a person to assist the family I got your contact details via the SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES(JOHANESSBURG).
I therefore want you to visit me in South Africa to open an Investment account where this money will be lodged before onwards transfer to any of your nominated account for Investment or send me your account details so that I will go to the bank and do the transfer derict into your Bank account with the help of my Lawyer there after we will come over to your country for our family Investment. This assistance is risk free and as a person I will entrust my future and that of my family I will like you to be honest to me in this transaction. This money is intended to be used for any Investment in your Country of which you are going to be a guide to the entire family. Hence I have two options for you (1)To choose the percentage of the total money which you will take for assisting us.(2)To choose to go into partnership with the family for future proper profitable turnover. Whichever option you decides to choose Please because of my illness kindly contact my son (RICHARD ROBERTSON) via the family telephone, fax and e-mail address above and don't fail to include for easiercommunication.
For me I have taking decision to offer you 30%percent of the total money for your assistance, while 10%percent will be for any expenses that mayoccur in this transaction. And 60%percent will be for my family Investment in your country. May God bless you as I wait to hear from you
soon.
Yours Faithfully.
MRS MONICA ROBERTSON.

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