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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson nkomo" <johnsonza18@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 18:59:37 +0200
Subject: URGENT FUND TRANSFER

FROM:JOHNSON NKOMO
36 ALEXADRA STREET
OFF REMEBRANT PARK
JOHNESSBERG.
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-73-455-9099

ATTN:
URGENT FUND TRANSFER

This is to acknowledge the good report I received about your personality
through a good contact I made from the Zimbabwe Chamber of Commerce. Where a
long list of foreign addresses was presented to me. And my intuition told
me to contact you in this regard.

Firstly, I will introduce myself to you, I am JOHNSO NNKOMO the son of Chief
BENJOHNSO NNKOMO of Lupane village in Zimbabwe. Your assistance is needed
in the family of Chief NNKOMO OF LUPANE village.

Last four years as the chief of Lupane village, my father sold more than
twenty-five plot’s of lands to the white’s farmers companies, in our country
and the money that was paid was divided into three parts by him and two
parts of the money was used for development in our village Lupane and one of
the remaining parts of the money is what my father gained as the chief of
Lupane village. Now due to the FARMERS CRISIS in our country Zimbabwe the
government is now investigating about the lands that was sold to the white’s
farmers illegal and the government asked my father about the lands he sold
in 1997 and he explained to the government that the lands he sold to the
while farmers companies is legal and he also explained to the government how
all the money was used for the development of the village.

The remaining part of money is what we need you to assist us to transfer it
into your account in your country, so that we the entire family of Chief
NNKOMO of Lupane village, will not loose this part of money our father
gained as the chief of the village and we the entire family have decided to
invest this money in your country. The sum of US$20 m (Twenty million
United States Dollars). Is what we want to transfer and we are offering you
20% percent of this money just for your assistance, and 5%. for any internal
and external expenses.

In conclusion, this transfer is risk free, because this money is in a safe
place in our neighbouring
country. Please contact me through the above email adress or private phone
number 27-73-455-9099 for more clarification in this regard and please
consider this as a letter from a family in dare need of assistance.

Thanks and God bless.

My regards,

JOHNSO NNKOMO

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