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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: "veronica themba" <veronica_themba_13@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 18:55:45 +0200
Subject: MY HUSBAND'S WILL

FROM Mrs .VERONICA THEMBA
veronica_themba_13@hotmail.com MY HUSBAND'S WILL


Dear;sir/madam

This letter may come to you as a surprise, but be assured it is in good
faith from a family in dare need of help. I am Mrs VERONICA THEMBA, the
wife of late Mr.Thomas THEMBA who was brutally murdered in the land dispute
in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through a carrier diplomat whom i consulted
in my search for a reasonable/reliable individul who could assist my son
(Linus)in transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad into a company or
personal account for investment purposes.

During the current war crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe, which was
supported by Prest Robert Mugabe because of his envy and greediness to claim
all the white and some black owned farms for his party members and his
followers, he ordered all white farmers and few black farmers to surrender
all their farms (lands) to his party members and followers. My husband(Mr.
Thomas Themba of a blessed memory)owned one of the best cattle farms in our
country by then and because he did not Support Robert Mugabe ideas,Militants
encamped on his cattle ranch farm in Mvurwi region, 150 kilometers (94
miles) northeast of Harare.This act was to buttress what the president said
,"We are no longer going to ask for the land, but we are going to take it
without negotiating," Mugabe ordered his supporters to invaded my husband’s
farm in Mvurwi region, and burnt everything in the farm in as much as
killing my beloved husband and made away with a lot of items in my husband’s
farm.(19 Feb 2001,around 3.30 PM) My husband was a former lawmaker in the
white–dominated parliament of Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was known before
independence, and served as an independent lawmaker along with 20 whites as
20 seats was reserved for whites for the first seven years of independence.
He was an outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe's ruling party. Mugabe
has described the farm occupation as "a justified protest against unfair
land Ownership by whites and few blacks".

Before my husband’s death he deposited the sum of US$15.5 M,(Fiftenn Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a Security Company in South
Africa under cover as gem stones , this was for fear of President Mugabe and
his government as he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money is
for the opening of the new 265 Acres of land in Shiselweni Village near
Umbuluzi river in Swaziland which my husband was negotiating to buy with the
help of the Swaziland Monarch King Mswati iii. In my husband’s will,he
stated,"I did this for you Linus because as a father I noticed that there is
no future for my family in Zimbabwe. I deposited the sum of US$ 15.5M. with
a security company in South Africa Go to South Africa and seek for the
assistance of a foreign partner who will help you in transferring the fund
out of South Africa for investment purposes.Your mother is in possession of
the depository documents and take good care of her and your sister. Please
do not disappoint me, God bless you".

After my husband’s funeral, my son (Linus) left for South Africa where my
husband deposited the money in the Security Company to withdraw the fund and
deposit it in a bank and put it to use for the fact that we have no other
hope but realized that he cannot open an account in South Africa because of
his refugee status according to SECTION 22 OF THE REFUGEE ACT NO 13 OF 1998.
In view of this, I decided to seek assistance for my son in transferring the
fund abroad. On acceptance of this proposal, we have two options for you,(A)
firstly you can choose to have a certain percentage of the money for
nominating your account for this transaction, in this case we are prepared
to offer you 25% of the total fund . (B) Or you can go into partnership
with my son for a proper profitable investment of the money in your country.
Whichever the option you want,feel free to notify me or my son. we have also
mapped out 5%,to repay expenses that may be incurred by both parties in the
course of the transaction while the remaining 70% are for my son's
investment. From the words of my husband you will discover that the
continuos existence of this family depends on this money, this is why we
need an assurance from you that this fund will be safe when transferred to
your country.


Lastly, I am assuring you that this transaction is free of risk but I must
not fail to inform you that it requires absolute confidentiality for
security purposes.
Contact my son (Linus)on telephone number 27 -739969723, email:
linus_themba222@hotmail.com for more details of the transaction and also
stop us from further negotiations.

Sincere Regards,

Mrs VERONICA THEMBA.

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