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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: victorjomo1@tsamail.co.za
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:23:08 +0200
Subject: I CRY FOR HELP I CRY FOR HELP I CRY FOR HELP....................

EMAIL:victorjomo1@tsamail.co.za
FROM -MR. VICTOR JOMO
TEL:27- 73 088 3407

Dear Sir/Maddam,



I CRY FOR HELP

My name is MR. VICTOR JOMO ,the elder son of Mr. MIKE JOMO
of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I
got your contact address. I got your address from the South
African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from
the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all
the white-owned farms to his party members and his
followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
their farms to his party members and his followers.
My father is one of the best farmers in our country and
because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's
supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in
the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm. Before his death, my father had
deposited with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg,
South Africa the sum of US$19.5 Million (Nineteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).with my
name,and made every documents with my name both the
certificate of depositry. Then after the death of my
father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa
where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables. So,I decided to contact you to assist me to
transfer this money out of South Africa because as asylum
seekers we are not allowed to operate any bank account
within South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the
total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for
any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this
transaction and 75% will be for me and my family to invest
in your country.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your full
personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.
You can contact me on the above Telephone number.Note that
this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.
Thanks and God bless.

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM
THE LINKS BELOW.
http://www.1freespace.com/beetee/nov19_2001.html
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
http://www.gta.gov.zw/land%20issues/LAND.htm

Best Regards.
MR. VICTOR JOMO(FOR THE FAMILY)

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