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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 by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?smith=20Kan?= <smithkand@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: desmondkandara@mail.az
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:06:12 +0100 (CET)
Subject: smith kand


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: smithkand@yahoo.co.uk

Dear sir/madam


I do recognize the surprise this urgent and highly confidential letter will bring to you most especially as it comes from a stranger. I am SMITH KANDARA from ZIMBABWE(and I got your contact and credibility from the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and industry.


My late father Dr.Simon Kandara was a prominent Zimbabwean Politician and a successful farmer.My late father was an associate and close friend of the current president of Zimbabwe MR ROBERT MUGABE.He however fail out of favour with the president and became a founding member of the opposition party Movement For Democratic Change( M.D.C) that are challenging the President's Land Reform Programme innitiated by the Government aimed at forcefully taking the WHITE OWNED FARMS by force and given to the black inexperience farmers which resulted in widespread anachy and senseless killings.


However my late father was wrongfully accused by the ruling party of inciting public revolt and crime against the state and was secretly murdered by the AGENTS of the State and our ASSETS CONFISCATED.But before his death,my late father has deposited large sum of money with a security and finance company in Europe as a consignment.The fund US$21.5M (Twenty One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, as a family assets.The money was meant for the purshase of farming equipment and tractors from Europe. And for the purchase of new lands in neighbouring Bostwana and Swaziland for our farming projects.


Since my father's death,my family have become the state targets and we have been constantly been abused and tortured by the government thus our flight to the United Kingdom where we are currently staying as refugees.Since our Refugee status prohibite us from engaging in financial transaction and could not withdraw our fund from the sercurity company.


The total sum was brought into Europe through diplomatic Means.Unfortunately for us,my father died at the middle of the deal, but he left a message for my mother that we should visit the company and withdraw the fund.Therefore,i and my mother have

thus reached on an agreement to seek for a trustworthy and God-fearing person overseas who can assist in transferring the fund into his|her personal or company account.


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.As my family's survival depends on this money as we have virtually lost all our other assets



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,


Smith Kandara.

For family.

N:B

KINDLY REPLY VIA THIS FAMILY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS;(desmondkandara@zwallet.com)

- smith Kan


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