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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: "tsvangirai morgan" <mrs.tsvangiraimorgan1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.susantsvangirai@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:28:31 +0200
Subject: READ IT: MRS. SUSAN TSVANGIRAI/ URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM: MRS. SUSAN TSVANGIRAI
18 Sunheight Randburg East
Johannesburg
South Africa.
Tel: 2773 707 2872

Dear Sir,


This may appear as a surprise to you but, bear it in mind that I have a good
and beneficial intention.

I am MRS. SUSAN TSVANGIRAI, the wife of MR. MORGAN TSVANGIRAI of Zimbabwe. I
got your address from the South Africa Information Exchange (SAIE) and
decided to contact you and solicit for your assistance in the transfer of a
huge sum of fund into your foreign bank account. The total sum of this fund
is £17 Million (Seventeen Million Pounds).

My husband is the leader for "Movement for Democratic Change in
Zimbabwe-MDCZ" and, an active member of opposition party against President
Robert G. Mugabe's hostile idea of killing white farm owners without
compensation and mercy.

View this website for more details:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

Because of my husband opposing President Robert G. Mugabe's unfavourable
government system and killing of innocent souls, the president secretly
sponsored war veterans and some irritated party members to accuse him for
HIGH TREASON and ASSASINATING ATTEMPT in killing the President. Before this
whole dilemma, my husband anticipated some dangers in the future so, he
deposited this sum of £17 Million (SEVENTEEN MILLION POUNDS) with a private
Security Company in South Africa and, in the name of our only son (JOHN
MORGAN TSVANGIRAI JR) who is presently residing in South Africa.

Due to the pressure and urgent need to effect this fund transfer out of
Africa, I hereby seek your urgent assistant.

“I offer you 30% of the total fund as a reward once the funds arrives into
your bank account.”

Every step to transfer this fund into your bank account will be secured and
successfully because, all PROOF DOCUMENT in the Security Company where my
husband deposited the fund and "TESTAMENT WILL" of the fund to my son is
available. Read about problems in Zimbabwe from the link below:

Kindly contact me if my proposal is accepted, then I will provide you with
more details to the transaction.

Best regards,

MRS. SUSAN TSVANGIRAI
(for the family)

NOTE: I strongly emphasis that this proposal must be kept confidential
between you and me for the safety of the fund transaction.

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