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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: "MRS JANNE WILLIAMS" <mrsjanewilliams@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:20:30 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


FROM MRS JANNEWILLIAMS.
54 MANDELA AVENUE STANDTON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

Dear:Sir/Madam,

You may be surprised to receive this letter since you do not
know me personally, but for the introduction, I am Mrs,
JANNE WILLIAMS the wife of ENG.WILLIAMS KHUMALO,
who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe
. I got your contact through the South African Information
Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in South Africa and I decided to
write for your assistance.
My late husband was among the few black Zimbabwean
well-to-do farmers murdered in cold blood by supporters
and agents of the ruling government of president Robert
Mugabe for their alleged support and sympathy for the
Zimbabwean opposition party controlled and sponsored
by the whites minority.
Before his death, he had took my eldest son to Johannesburg
to deposit the sum of US$ 25.5 Million Dollars
(TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS)with a security and finance
company as if he knew the looming Danger about to
happen in Zimbabwe.
The money was deposited in a box as treasures
With security company to avoid the possibility of
knowing that it was money and has an insured cover.
This money was earmarked for the purchase of machinerys
and chemicals for his farms and the establishment of new
farms in neighboring countries Malawi and Mozambique.
The land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe

introduced a new land Reform Act that wholly affects all
the well-to-do farmers most of them are whites and Some
few blacks vehemently condemned the system adopted by
the government that resulted to rampant killing and mob
actions by the war veterans some political supporters which
hundred of people been killed. However, heads of government
from the western world especially the Britain and the United
States of America have voiced their condemnation of mugabe,s
plans.consequently upon this,the Southern African Development
Community (S.A.D.C)has continuously supported Mugabe`s
new land reforms Acts.
It is against the back ground that I and my family who are
currently residing in the Republic of South Africa have decided
to transfer this amount out of South Africa into a foreign bank account.
As a widow, I am confronted with the responsibility of seeking
a reliable and honest person or persons with genuine foreign
bank account where this money could be transferred into without
much taxation and problem of being defrauded. I am faced with the
problem of investing this amount of money in the South Africa because
my country and South Africa have almost the same political history.
Moreso, the South African foreign policy on political asylums does not
allow such investment since I am residing under such status(asylum seeker.)
As a businessman whom I am going to entrust my future and
that of my family in his hands,I must let you know that this
transaction is 100% risk free.
Therefore, if you accept to assist my family,and me,
we are willing to offer you 25% of the total sum for
your assistance, 70% will be for my family while 5%
will be used for all expenses. If this proposal is accepted by you,
Do contact me or my son or on our family phone number
+27731110262 as confidentiality of this transaction cannot be
over emphasized.To enable him detail you the next step to
follow in bringing this transaction to a successful conclusion.
Kindly, send your phone number and fax number for easier
communication and to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of this
transaction.
Thanks and God bless you.

BEST REGARDS
MRS.JANNE WILLIAMS,
(FOR THE FAMILY)


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