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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: rianamabinga@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:08:46 +0200
Subject: FROM RIANA

ATTENTION:

With due respect, trust and humility,I use this medium to write this letter
to you irrespective of the fact that you dont know me but please do consider
this letter as a request from a widow in dare need of assistance.

Let me formally introduce myself, I am Mrs. Riana Mabinga ,the widow of late
Sir Goodwill Mabinga ,the renowned Zimbabwean Tobacco farmer.I got your contact
courtesy of a SWISS information exchange in my earnest search for a reliable
and trustworthy individual who can assist me in this business with trust.

During the seizure and land redistribution policies waged against commercial
farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters and cohorts of president Robert Mugabe
to claim all the white owned farms in our country,my late husband belonged
to one of the classes of farmers targeted by the ZANU-PF armed group,because
he was in the opposition movement for the democratic change (MDC) that did
not support their ideas and policies.In the course of the revolution in the
country ,The ZANU-PF (WAR VETERANS) attacked and invaded my husband's farms
burning,destroying and eventually killed him.

After my husband?s death last year I managed to escaped through boundary
of Zimbabwe to South Africa with my only surviving son Melvin and my husband?s
lifetime fortune of ( $43M)Fourty three million USD cash ,bond important
documents of foreign property title and other valuables which he entrusted
onto my son before his untimely death,because our lives were threatened
and Zimbabwe was no longer safe for us to live and also the South Africa
is too near for the enemy to discover us we managed to consealed the money
and valuables into two treasure boxes and transported it safely to the security
company in spain through the diplomatic courier services.Now we are residing
temporarily in Spain pending the outcome of an appeal filed on my behalf
by my asylum lawyer.At the moment we are in dilemma on how to move this money
out of Spain for investment,moreover due to spanish law on immigrants,possibility
of getting permanent resident permit and also language barrier we are facing
here it is dangerous to attempt investment here as such act could jeopadise
our chances.In recognition of your personal executive powers and investment
that abound in your country.We solicit for your assistance in securing this
funds from the security company and investing it wisely in your country.

My son and I have resolved to compensate you with adequately by offering
a commision of 30% of the money, hoping that this is OK by you. We have in
mind to establish a good business and family relationship with you in the
nearest future, if you will be able to assist us please let us receive your
approval or reply through my personal email rianamabinga@luxmail.com or
to through my sons's e-mail melmabi@yahoo.es and feel free to ask any question
you may consider relevant and please if you cannot be able to assist me try
to notify me so that we can look for a suitable alternative.Please accept
our warm compliments.

We earnestly await your response.

Best regards,

MRS.RIANA MABINGA /MELVIN MABINGA


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