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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: mariam cheremba <mariam_00c@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:50:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE !


Mrs. Maria J. Cheremba
NO 17 KLIPS ROAD OBSERVATORY
CAPE TOWN
SOUTH AFRICA


Dear Sir/Madam


You may be surprise to receive this letter from me since you don't know me personally, I am Mrs. Maria Cheremba, the wife of Dr. Simon Cheremba , who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through internet network, in my search for a reliable person who will handle a very confidential issue that involves my family fund,which my husband left for me and my son.

Therefore I seek your help as a foreigner, who has a foreign account and a respectable person that can be able to handle this for us by investing it into a good profitable business venture.

Now, for brief introduction of my self and my family, my husband was Murdered in Cold Blood by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe, for land dispute. I am 48 years old with three children, two boys and one girl and my first son, whom I want you and him to handle this fund my husband left for us. my self and my son have been praying hard
for God to give us a reliable and honest person, who will take us as one of his family and take us as part of his life with out any double thought or thinking, because this situation that caused by a man made us we did not know what to say, but God knows what to say and he will deliver us from this situation.

We surpose to made this search for a long time, but due to the fact that, we have been waiting upon the lord to give us a good direction of what to do and how to go about this, concerning this fund, by God touching any man or woman who is sincere and God fearing person, that will handle this fund and our situation for now, because we have no other hope than God.

Furthermore, everybody knows this story of land reform in Zimbabwe, which involved killing and murdering of many peoples, which my husband was a victim for his support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the white minority. Before his death, we had some money, which my self and my husband agreed to keep in a safe place within Southern region.before the death of my husband, the money was deposited in a safe place and it was $12,100,000.00 (Twelve million One Hundred Thousand united state dollars) and it is intact where it is, as if we foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This money was aquired from the purchase of New Machinery and Chemicals for farms and establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. This land problem arose when president Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act which affected the Rich white farmers and some few blacks vehemently condemned the "modus operandi" adopted by the government.

This resulted in rampant killing and mob action by the war veterans and some political thugs, precisely more than, One hundred and one (101) peoples have so far been killed. Heads of governments from the west, especially Britain and United States of America have voiced their condemnation of Mugabe's plan. Subsequently, South Africa development community (S.A.D.C) has continuously supported President Robert Mugabe's new land act. it was
on this background that I and my family who are currently Residing in south Africa decided to seek for a good person who will handle the transfer of our money, which my husband left for us. as a WIDOW, 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 tactically
freezing our family fund And South African government seems to be playing along with them.

I am faced with the dilemma of investing this money in South Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in future, since both countries have almost the same political history. More so, the south African foreign exchange policy does not allow such investment hence we are an "ASYLUM SEEKER". As a business person whom I entrusted my future and that of my family into his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100%Legal free and
the nature of your business does not necessarily matter. For your assistance, we are offering you 20% of total sum.

As soon as you declare your intention to help me and my family, kindly contact me or my son Thomas Cheremba on this Telephone number: +27_737980204. As soon as you read this mail and you are ok with it to help, please do not hesitate to contact us for more details.

May God be with you.

Best Regards


Mrs. Maria J.Cheremba







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