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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: "Monye Nkomo" <monye45@tiscali.it>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:07:42 +1100
Subject: URGENT HELP

Dear Sir

Firstly, I want to apologize for infringing on your privacy. You may be
surprised to receive this letter from me since you do
not know me personally. My name is Monye Nkomo; I'm 25 years old, the
daughter of George Nkomo the most popular
black farmer in Zimbabwe who was recently murdered in the land dispute in
my country. I got your contact through network
online hence, decided to write you.

The purpose of contacting you is to seek your most needed assistance in a
business venture. Before my father's death, he
took me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$18.5million (Eighteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars), in a private security company as he envisaged the looming
danger in Zimbabwe; this money was deposited
in a box as precious stones to avoid much demurrage from the security
company. This amount was meant for the purchase
of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farms
in Botswana.

The land problem in Zimbabwe started when President Robert Mugabe
introduced a new land Act reform wholly affecting
the rich white farmers and some few black farmers which, led to the killing
of a lot of people including my dear father.
In fear of our lives, my family and I fled Zimbabwe and I being the eldest
i decided to run to the Netherlands where I
sought for political asylum and we have decided to transfer my father's
money to a more reliable foreign account.

Since the law of Netherlands prohibits an asylum seeker to open a bank
account or to be involved in any financial
transaction, as the eldest daughter of my late father, I have the
responsibility of seeking a genuine and reliable partner,
whose account this money can be transferred to without the knowledge of my
Government who are bent on taking
everything we have got.

I am faced with the dilemma of moving this amount of money out of South
Africa for fear of going through the same
experience in future; As a woman taking his father's place , I am seeking
for a partner who I have to entrust my future
and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this
transaction is risk free if you accept to assist me and my
family.

All I want you to do for me is, helping me clear the fund from the
security company's affiliate office here in the
Netherlands, as I am already making arrangement for the funds to be brought
to the Netherlands from South Africa.
Before then, all modalities will have to be put in place; At this point, if
you are willing to assist me, you can choose to
have a certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this
transaction or you can go into partnership
with me for a proper profitable investment of the fund in your country. If
you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to
give you 20% of the money, 10% would be for expenses, while the remaining
70% will be for my investment in your country.
Whichever option you want, feel free send me an email.

I would appreciate it if we keep this whole transaction confidential and
let me know if you are willing and able to assist
me in this regard. Please, contact me through my private e-mail box below
as soon as possible.
I look forward to your cooperation and I am sure it will be nice to extend
ties with you.

Yours truly,

Miss Monye Nkomo
E-mail: monye637@netscape.net




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