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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: WILLIAMS MUGADI <williams_mugadi@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:05:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LETS PROCEED


Dear Amarjit Singh,
Greetings from my own end. This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail,my mother Mrs Sarai Mugadi did forward your response to our proposal to you and for us to proceed with the conclusion of this transaction, she said i should let you know that she will talk to you on telephone as soon as we receive your response to this message.I promise that you will never regret your association with us and you are going to benefit immensely from this transaction.All we need from you is sincerity of purpose and dedicated honesty to enable me confide in you the required trust necessary for the success of this transaction. You have to understand that this is the genesis of our business relationship.

1. That the Modus operandi of getting this fund is simple. The fund at the moment is at the custody of a security firm in Spain waiting for my directives where they will ship it. The International Diplomats that will release the consignment to you in Spain. They will advice and help you open/establish an account where the funds will be lodged from there you can then move it to your own country.

2. That, you have to feel free as this money is no drug related money or any illicit related money. This is clean money. Let me have your most private telephone number and house telephone number to enable me open contact with you.

3. It may interest you to know that due to the obsolete banking system in the Zimbabwe. Most of the diamond and Gold funds are being moved to U.S.A/ Europe/Asia/ Middle East/Australia etc. Which has been so familiar with this terrain. So you are at no risk what so ever.

4. That, while we are working as close friends to get to eldorado, I should also be updating my traveling documents so as to join you very shortly.

5. I will send to you by email all the relevant information concerning the funds for kind claim here in Spain before your arrival to SPAIN to enable you follow up. But honestly, I have to suggest that you give me your most private telephone,contact address and fax numbers as the progress of this transaction is not too good enough for the internet.
Our own private telephone number is +44 702-4018581. You can reach me round the clock.You are welcome.

6. I will issue letter of Nominee in your favour plus Certificate of deposit which I need to send to you for the claim of the consignment by you in Spain. I need your full name and detailed address of yours,which I will send to the security company in Spain.From the cordinates of this transaction you should know that you will have to travel to Spain to make this claim from the security company

Note: Please do attach a scanned copy of any of your id for my kind confidence in this transaction and on the receipt of it, i will send my to

REQUESTED INFO:
DETAILED NAME
DETAILED ADDRESS
PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS.
AGE
WORK STATUS
MARITAL STATUS

Regards


Williams Mugadi




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