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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: <lsekunny@mail.az>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:03:42 -0100
Subject:

Dear friend,

I want to solicit with you for assistance in regards to a financial
transaction. I am the daughter of one of the foremost and rich black
farmers in Zimbabwe that was murdered for land dispute in my country. Before
the death of my father, he had given me the certificate of deposite he used
to deposit a large sum of money in one of the private security companies in
Europe, as family valuables, when he realized the looming dangers in
Zimbabwe.
This amountwas meant for the purchase of new machineries and chemicals for
the farms and also for the establishment of new farms in Swaziland.This land
dispute started when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land
reform,which was particularly targeted at the rich white farmers and a few
black farmers (my father included).This resulted in the gruesome killing of
rich farmers (mainly whites) and the unlawful possession of their properties
by Mugabe's war veterans, under the disguise of fighting for the interest
of the country. It is against this background that I fled the country with
my family,to the United Kingdom where we are currently seeking asylum.I have
been adviced to seek foreign assistance, as the United Kingdom law prohibits
asylum seekers from operating bank accounts or involve in financial
transaction of any kind, hence this letter to you. All I need is your
trustworthiness to be able to entrust the above said amount and help me
with investment opportunities. My family's survival depends on this money
as we have virtually lost all our other assets.
There are two options, firstly, you can choose to accept a negotiable
percentage of the total amount for your assistance or go into partnership
for the proper investment of the money in your country.
We shall discuss in detail the modalities involved when I hear from you.
I await your reply through my confidential email media, while I implore you
to maintain the absolute secrecy required to ensure a safe and hitch free
transaction.
I shall furnish you with more details on request.
Yours truly,
L.S.
Kindly reply through this email account:(lseku707@zwallet.com)


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