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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: "mokambe clement" <mokambeclemento@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:48:52 +0000
Subject: Expecting your response.

Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited
7th Floor Metropolitan House
3 Central Avenue Harare, ZIMBABWE
E-mail: mrclementmokambe@i12.com

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR JOINT PARTNERSHIP.

How are you today, I know that this mail may come to you as a
surprise regarding to this business am about introducing to you. Please if
you would not want to partake in this deal, my plead is to keep this to
yourself.

Firstly, I must to introduce myself properly to you, I am MR.CLEMENT
MOKAMBE,Director AGM FINANCE, Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited.

PREPOSITION:

After the last general elections in my country where the incumbent
PRESIDENT MR.ROBERT MUGABE won the presidential election, the government has
adopted a very aggressive land reforms programmed. This program is solely
aimed at taking the land owned by white African farmers for redistribution
to black Africans. This program has attracted worldwide condemnation from
world leaders including British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair; this has
forced several white farmers to flee the country for fear of victimization
and physical abuse.

MR. EDWARD COLEMAN, A farm owner The Director,NPK FARMS LIMETED, is
one of
our customer, He deposited the sum of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ONLY, (USD$5M) in
his personal account With Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited, he died in an
attack by looters of black protesters and in the process burnt down his
farm, whole building and document's where burnt. Fortunately, they did not
get access to the huge funds kept in the bank His Company's account was
closed by his black wife. Unknownto her, she knows nothing about his
personal account and the money has been in the Bank expecting to be claim by
his relatives. MR. EDWARD COLEMAN is not from ZIMBABWE by birth, he
nationalized in ZIMBABWE in the year 1972.

My purpose of contacting you is to seek for your assistance to
transfer this money back to ABROAD for investment. All vital documents
regarding to the DEPOSIT of this money are here in my position, which will
be use to normalize and have you stand as the REPRESENTATIVE for the money
to be transfer to your account. Subsequent to this, you will have 30% of the
total sum for your kind assistance. 70% for me for my investment in your
country as the initiator.


Furthermore, be full assured that this transaction is 100% risk
free,have no fear in you as every vital Documents to back up your claim has
been perfectly worked out.

Finally, if you are willing to assist me, respond immediately as the
bank is about closing his Account, writing off the fund as bad debt.

Expecting your response.

Best Regards,
MR.CLEMENT MOKAMBE
Director.AGM FINANCE Metropolitan Bank Zimbabwe Limited.

Note bellow:
Please, send your reply to this alternative email address: E-mail:
mrclementmokambe@i12.com


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