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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: JOY waziri <joywazi@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 02:24:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ASSISTANCE FOR HELP / INVESTIMENT


MRS JOY WAZIRI
TEL:27-82-977-5099
Email: joywazi@yahoo.com
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

(PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL)

ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO

I got your contact courtesy of the South African chamber of commerce and Industry business Directory here in
Johannesburg,My name is MRS JOY WAZIRI,the former wife of DEFENCE MINISTER JOHNSON WAZIRI of the republic of GABON in Central Africa. I and my only son are presently residing in
Johannesburg, South Africa where we are seeking political Asylum following the latest dissolution of our 25 year-old marriage.

I am 52 years old with only son named David,Before my marriage with the defence minister Johnson Waziri finally broke-up, I was able to move out some reasonable sum of Money in US$ currencies out of the Presidential Villa in Libreville, which I intend to invest for myself and my only son. This fund
amounts to a total of US$20.5M(Twenty Million Five Hundred United State Dollars)and this money is safely kept in the security vault of a private security company in Johannesburg pending when I will find a trusted foriegn business partner.

I am interested in any business you think can be very viable in your country as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of me and my son depends on this money as we may never in life go back to his father who outrightly abandoned us. In your reply please indicate a few businesses you think will be of mutual benefit to both myself and
yourself. We propose that you shall receive 20% of the entire amount for your assistance in moving the money out of South Africa while 75% of this money goes to us (Me & My only Son)The remaining 5% shall be used to cover expenses incurred in the course of the transaction,and helping us in term of
reasonable investment opportunities that will be of mutual benefit to my family and also your humble self.

Please indicate your willings and also include your private phone and fax numbers for quicker communication, the above numbers are my private telephone numbers.For further enquiries, you may wish to call me or my son on the above telephone numbers.

Please maintain absolute confidentiality of this previllaged piece of information and proposal as it is never be the wish of me and my son that His father(Johnson Waziri)ever know our wayabout for life.

Hoping to meet you very soon as our business relationship improves.

God bless you as we await your favourable reply,


MRS. JOY WAZIRI

N.B: please call me immediately you read my mail.



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