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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mabika H" <mabika_026@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:12:06 +0000
Subject: From: Mr. Mabika Henry

Mr. Mabika Henry
#52 Market Square, Witkoppen Road Sunninghill
JOHHANESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27-76-039-2262
Fax: +27-11-507-6626
Email: mr_mabikah@yahoo.co.uk
29 June 2006,

Dear Sir/Madam,
This letter is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in whatever form,
rather compel to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge of your
high repute and business experience to assist in this transaction. I am Mr.
Mabika Henry, the son of late Mr. Benjamin Mabika writing to you from
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. I decided to solicit for your
assistance to transfer and invest with your company the money I inherited
from my late father into your company or private bank account. I got your
contact information through your country’s business directories through the
Chamber of Commerce here in Johannesburg. I decided to write and seek your
assistance in this problem my family and I have.

My Father on one of his many trips abroad took me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of US$18 Million (eighteen Million United States Dollars) with a
private security company here in South Africa. The money was brought into
South Africa through diplomatic means and deposited as valuables without
disclosing the actual content for safety. The source of this money was for
purchase of Agro allied farm equipment for the government.

This land problem arose when President Mugabe who according to my late
father, in a desperate bid to hold on to power for life introduced a new
land act, which wholly affected the rich farmers who were mostly white and
some blacks vehemently. And that resulted in rampant killings, looting and
wide scale mob actions by the veterans and some political thugs.
Unfortunately, my late father was among the few black Zimbabwean farmers
murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of President
Robert Mugabe, for his alleged opposition against the government’s new land
act. Heads of government from the western world, voiced their condemnation
against Mugabe’s actions. It is against this background that I and my family
who are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my fathers’
money to foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee
(asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial
transactions throughout the territorial zone of South Africa. As the eldest
son of my father I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine
foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge
of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got. Hence South
Africa seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of
investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through
same experience in future since both countries have similar political
history. Moreover, the South African foreign exchange policy does not allow
such investment as an asylum seeker. I am seeking for someone that I will
entrust my future and that of my family in his hands.

If you accept to assist I want you to do for me is to make arrangement and
come to Johannesburg, South Africa for face to face meeting with my family
and also to open a non- resident account which will be finally used for the
transfer of the fund to any account you will nominate. We shall be also
signing agreement for the safety of both parties in the transaction. All
modalities for the transfer have been made with a top bank official here who
will assist in all aspect using his valuables contact. This non- resident
account can only be open by a foreign businessman or woman and the only
documents needed for the opening is your international passport with a valid
South African visa. This money is intended to be used for investment.

For your efforts, we are prepared to go into partnership with you or offer
you certain percentage for your part in the transfer of the money overseas.
This will be left for you to decide. Secondly I have decided to set aside 5%
of the money to defray all international and local expenses incurred during
the course of the transaction including your traveling expenses. Please the
major thing I ask of you is to assure me the safety of the money when
transferred into your account in your country. Further information and
arrangement will commence as soon as trust, confidence and good relationship
is established. I shall be most grateful if you maintain the confidentiality
of this matter.

Thank you as I await your urgent assistance, your response via email,
telephone/fax will be appreciated for more details and don’t forget to keep
all information regarding to this as highly confidential. It may please you
to know that I will start coming down to your country as soon as this funds
is transferred into your bank account for disbursements and investment
purpose base on your professional advice. I will appreciate if you give a
good profile of yourself and your capability to handle this transaction.
Also include your confidential telephone and fax number for communication
with you, you are also free to ask questions where confused as it will help
in building more strong trust for this transaction.

Best regards,
Mr. Mabika Henry.

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