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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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Some comments about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "francis luza" <francisluza042@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:48:10 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:MRS.THERESA LUZA
JOHANNESBURG ,SOUTH AFRICA
E-mail address-francisluza042@hotmail.com


Dear.Sir/Madam,

With due respect trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I
believe it will be a great interest to you.I found your contact while I was
doing a private research on the internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist my family and me. That's why I contacted you. I am
MRS.THERESA LUZA the wife of MR.MORRIS LUZA of Zimbabwe.

During the current war against famers in Zimbabwe and from the support of
our president ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our
country, all the white and black farmers were ordered to surrender their
farms to his party members and his followers. My husband who was one of the
best farmers in our country and treasurer of the farmer's CO-pperation did
not suport his idea and so the party members invaded my husband's farms and
burnt everything in the farm,Killed my husband and made away with a lot of
items in my husband's farm.

After the death of my husband, i and my childern decided to move out of
Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger with the money that my husband
kept in his hidden safe in my house. The amount contained in the safe is
US$18M(EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) and we decided to code the
money and move to the Republic of SOUTH AFRICA where we deposited the money
in a SECURITY COMPANY as a valuable item.So i decided to make contact with
an overseas firm whom will assist me to move this money out of South
Africa,because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa.

So if you consider this proppsal, we have agreed to give you 25% of the
total sum for helping us to move this money out to your country and 5% will
be mapped out for expenses both of us may incur during this transaction and
70% Will be for me and family to invest in your country. All i want is for
you to furnish me with all your personal phone and fax numbers for easy
communication.

NOTE: That this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.Then if you are intrested to help me and children you will
contact my only son MR.FRANCIS LUZA with the above e-mail as soon as
possible.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regard,

THERESA LUZA (MRS)/MR FRANCIS LUZA
(FOR THE FAMILY).

_________________________________________________________________
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