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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: "nkuluma" <c_harry@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: charlesharry@uku.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:41:48 -0800
Subject: Urgent Reply Needed.

Dear Friend,

This letter might come to you as a surprise. but Let me introduce my self to you, I am Charles Harry Nkuluma a Zimbabwian.I am personal
Assistant to Mr.Jeff Morgan before his death.Mr. Jeff Morgan was a farmer in Zimbabwe,I worked with him before his death.is a sad and bad story that I will let you know because I know you will help me, and is for our mutual benefit and without asking any further questions. Like I said before Mr.Jeff Morgan was a farmer in Zimbabwe basically he was involved in Agricultural Production until August ( 2003 ) when the Government of Robert Mugabe decided to have all farm lands under his control with white foreigners in Zinbabwe (Without Compensation ).He ( Robert Mugabe ) did not stop at that, he also expel all white farmer in Zimbabwe.He implored the service of his war Veterans to undertake this seizure.The war Veteranshave been accused (correctly ) of being behind the viloent occupation of white-owned Commercial farms in which an estimated 70,000 farm workers have been displaced at-least over hundreds white farmers and black settlers hav!
e killed since the farm invasions began in Febuary 2000.As at this moment, most of the white gradually gone back to Europe ,while some ( fews are still in Zinbabwe ). The white here have decided to get to theroot of the problem not minding the risk involved,by staying here in Zimbabwe at that moment. Our phone lines are bugged and all movements are monitored by the Government of our Country ( Robert Mugabe ) so the secrete way is by E-mail, that is the safest and the fastest means of communication for now. The White farmers in Zimbabwe have taken the Issue to the United Nations President ( Robert Mugabe ) insisting that some white farm-lands bought with their money belongs to Zimbabwe Government.As soon as I heard that rumour aboutthe possible seizure of urfarm lands and governments and other white men's money in Zimbabwe Banks, both savings and current account ), I told Mr.Jeff Morgan ( my Master ) to use services of a Diplomatic c!
ourier Company to move his money to as a ( registered official docum
ents ) out of Zimbabwe to west Africa (Lome-Togo ) in Africa.The total sum of the money is ( eight million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars. USD )before his death so the money is now in Security company in lome-Togo as an official documents, all I want you to do is to contact the Security Company and claim the box of the money and to be delivered to you by the help of services of a Diplomatic Courier Company to you,I have all the neccessary documents and the code of the box the Security company will ask for the delivery. Are you trustwoethy, can you handle this money ?,are you capable of handling this money ? All you need to do is to contact the Security Company for the claiming of the box which I will give you their contacts in Lome-Togo,West Africa.
For your assistance you will be entitled to 25% of the total sum.5% for any expencies during the delivery time and the 70% for me. Hopefully,you will consider this request and respond positively.
Waiting for your urgent reply.
Charles Harry Nkuluma.

Note:Please your phone number /fax number and your
full address.


Urgent Reply Needed.


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