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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 Magreth Lambert" <magreth_lambert01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:04:00 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS CONTACTS

FROM MRS. Magreth Lambert
100 high street Edenvale
Johanesburg.
South Africa
16/12/2005

Tel:+27 83 33 218 29

DEAR FRIEND,

We apologise for inconvinces this may bring especially coming from complete
strangers.
However,it is an urgent call for assistance as our
ugle(circumstance)predicaments here compelled our action.

Our introduction will provide a foundation for this relationship as your
contact is courtesy of ours in South Africa via JOHANNESBURG WORLD TRADE
CENTER.

We are Mersors MAGRTEH LAMBERT THE WIFE OF LATE PEDRO LAMBERT and UZZI
famers affected by President Mugabe's land reform acts which is depriving us
of rights in all facets.
Hence this mail for your urgent assistance as we desire to invest outside
Africa and to relocate our fund through a reputable but reliable banking
facilities for safe keeping pending our arrival for investments. Hence this
mail for your perusal.
Our total fund is USD$32.3 million presently secured in Johannesburg-South
Africa.

Here in South Africa, we have secured the services of a top Reserve bank
executive who is very willing to assist us relocate this fund into any
offshore account we provide especially with our offer(plegde)of $500,000
tohim redeemable immediately after successful transfer of fund.
He indicated that transfer will be via SWIFT(T/T)through their payment
Agency in EUROPE as contract payment.

He has promised to outline the modalities upon our securing offshore
contact.Therefore, let us present you as our friend(Technical Partner)and
beneficiary.

Magreth LambertWe have resolved to offer our technical partner(you)20% of
the total amount and additional ten(10%)of all profits from subsequent
investments.

You will be appointed our "Fund Manager" during investments.Therefore kindly
help us as we are facing untold hardship here.
Please clarify the followings:

1.Would taxation be much in your country as we desire a low/free tax zone
2 What other lucrative businesses would you suggest as we intend Real
Estate,tourism or still our farming business investment.
3 What are your Government incentives to foreign investors in your locality.
.
4Can you be able to purchase Houses and obtain residential documents for our
families to settle in your locality.

We are believing that you will be sincere enough and of good assistance to
us in this issue.

Please contact us through this email or my son (COLLINS) through the above
telephone number and kindly provide us with your full (C.V) details
including your postal (Home/Office) addresses and private (mobile)
telephone/Fax numbers for easy and confidential contact.

We will update you on the modalities of transfer as soon as we obtain
information from our banker.

Meanwhile, you may wish to read about the problems in Zimbabwe through the
following links

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm


God bless you

Mrs Magret Lambert



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