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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: "susan muzaza" <susan_muz@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:16:43 +0000
Subject: HELLO

FROM SUSAN AND JOHNSON MUZAZA
LONDON –UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL: susan_muz@yahoo.co.uk
DATE: 30TH MARCH,2006

DEAR FRIEND,

NATURALLY,I KNOW THIS LETTER WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE WE HAVE
NOT MET, I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AFTER SOME SERIES OF ENQUIRIES THROUGH THE
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL (UKEPC) ON A TRIP TO YOUR COUNTRY
FOR A BILATERAL CONFERENCE TALKING TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTORS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO SEEK YOUR MOST NEEDED AND HONEST ASSISTANCE
IN A BUSINESS VENTURE THAT IS MOST PRESSING TO ME RIGHT NOW.I AM SUSAN
MUZAZ,AN ORPHAN ,THE DAUGTHER OF LATE DR AND DR/MRS SIMON MUZAZA. MY FATHER
WAS ONE OF THE RICHEST FARMERS IN MY COUNTRY IN ADDITION HE WAS A MAJOR
SHARE HOLDER OF COMPANIES IN ZIMBABWE.AND ALSO THE "CHAIRMAN" OF THE
FARMER’S CO-OPERATION IN ZIMBABWE
UNFORTUNATELY MY FATHER WAS AMONG THE FEW BLACKS THAT WERE MURDERED IN COLD
BLOOD BY THE PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE ADMINISTRATION DURING THE LAND DISPUTE
THAT HAPPENED IN ZIMBABWE. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER,MY MOTHER WHO WAS
HYPER TENSIVE ALSO PASTED ON,AFTER WHICH I AND MY BROTHER JOHNSONSON DECIDED
TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE BECAUSE OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER PRESENTLY I AND MY
BROTHER ARE HERE IN LONDON ON POLITICAL ASYLUM (ASYLUM SEEKERS) .
BEFORE THE CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE WHICH LEAD TO THE DEATH OF MY BELOVED
PARENTS,MY FATHER CONFIDED IN ME THAT HE HAD SUCCESSFULLY MOVED OUT THE
TOTAL SUM OF US$18.5 MILLION OUT OF ZIMBABWE TO EUROPE AND DEPOSITED THIS
MONEY IN CASH WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN A DIPLOMATIC TRUNK BOXES AND IT WAS
DECLARED TO THE SECURITY COMPANY AS FAMILY VALUABLES WHICH MY BROTHER'S NAME
AS HIS FIRST SON WAS USED AS HIS NEXT OF KIN INLINE WITH THE DOCUMENTATION
WITH ME THAT WAS ISSUED TO MY LATE FATHER BY THE SECURITY COMPANY AS AT THE
TIME OF THE DEPOSIT OF THE TRUNK BOX , THIS MONEY APPARENTLY WAS MEANT FOR
THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINES AND CHEMICALS FOR THE FARMS AND ESTABLISHMENT
OF NEW FARMS IN SWAZILAND.
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
(1) TO ASSIST ME TO CLEAR THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TRANSFER
IT TO YOUR ACCOUNT SUCCESSFULLY FOR INVESTMENT.
(2) TO SERVE AS OUR GUARDIAN SINCE MY BROTHER OF 18 YEARS OLD AND I 21
YEARS.
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR
EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
WE ARE READY TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 25% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR ACCEPTING TO
ASSIST US, CONTACT ME WITH YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER AND IDENTIFICATION WHEN
INDICATING YOUR INTEREST, ON RECEIVING OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I SHALL BE GLAD
TO GIVE YOU MORE CLARIFICATION ON THE MODALITIES NEEDED FOR SMOOTH
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSACTION.

I ANTICIPATE YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.
BEST REGARD.
SUSAN AND JOHNSON MUZAZA


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