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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: "evelyn dirma" <evelyndirma01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:24:38 +0200
Subject: Good day.

FROM: MRS. EVELYN Dirma
Johannesburg, South Africa.
evelyndirma@hotmail.com

(Investment Proposal)

Dear sir/madam,

I am Mrs. Evelyn Dirma, wife of late Engineer Abraham Michael Dirma, of
Bulawayo-Zimbabwe. I am now residing in South Africa as Asylum seeker
(Refugee). In April 2003; my late husband’s was among the few blacks that
were opposed to the arbitrary rule of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
At mist of this crisis, he lost his life with his foreign partner, Mr. H.F.
Panos.

I have contacted you to assist in transferring most especially, the money
left behind by my husband and his foreign partner which was deposited in a
trunk box as a family treasure before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Security and finance company here in South Africa.

Particularly, the security Company where this account valued at about
USD$18,000,000 (Eighteen million United States Dollars) has issued me a
notice to come and claim the consignment, or have it confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as my late husband’s foreign business
partner next of kin since you are a foreigner from outside South Africa and
also because of my present status (Refugee) we are restricted from applying
for a job or doing business here in South Africa. The proceeds of this
account valued at USD$18, 000,000 million Dollars can be paid to you, and
then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage. All I require is
your honest cooperation to enable us transfer this money into your account.

May God bless you.

I wait for your quick response.

Regards,

Mrs. Evelyn Dirma

(For the family)

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