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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: =?us-ascii?Q?metinfo=20account?= <metaccountinfo@seznam.cz>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:03:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?THANKS=20FOR=20YOUR=20REPLY=21=21=21=21?=

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY!!!!
METROPOLITAN BANK ZIMBABWE LIMITED
7TH FLOOR METROPOLITAN HOUSE
3 CENTRAL AVENUE HARARE ZIMBABWE

DEAR SIR,

RE: REQUST FOR URGENT JOINT PARTNERSHIP.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY, I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE REGARDING TO THIS BUSINESS I AM ABOUT TO INTRODUCING TO YOU. PLEASE IF YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO PARTAKE IN THIS DEAL, MY PLEAD IS TO KEEP THIS TO YOUR SELF.FIRSTLY, I MUST TO INTRODUCE MY SELF PROPERLY TO YOU, I AM DR WILLSON CHILAKA, DIRECTOR AGM FINANCE, METROPOLITAN BANK OF ZIMBABWE.

RE: PREPOSITION:
AFTER THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION IN MY COUNTRY WHERE THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT MR.ROBERT MUGABE WON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THE GOVERNMENT HAS ADOPTED A VERY AGGRESSIVE LAND PROGRAMMED. THIS PROGRAM IS SOLELY AIMED AT TAKING THE LAND OWNED BY WHITE AFRICAN FARMERS FOR REDISTRIBUTION TO BLACK FARMERS, THIS PROGRAM HAS ATTRACTED WORLDWIDE CONDEMANTION FROM WORLD LEADERS PRESIDENT GORGE BUSI AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER MR TONY BLAIR, THIS HAS FORCED SERVERAL WHITE FARMERS TO FLEE OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR FEAR OF VITIMIZATION AND PHYSICAL ABOUSE BY BLACKS FARMERS.

MR. EDWARD COLEMAN, A FARM OWNER, THE DIRECTOR, NPK FARMS LIMETED, IS ONE OF OUR CUSTORMER; HE DEPOSTED THE SUM OF TEN MILLION TWO HOUNDRED THAUSAND DOLLARS ONLY, (USD$10.2M) IN HIS PERSONAL ACCOUNT. MR. EDWARD COLEMAN DIED IN AN ATTACKED BY LOOTERS OF BLACK PROTESTERS IN THE PROCESS BURNT DOWN HIS FARM, BUILDING AND DOCUMENT'S WHERE BURNT,
UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT GET ACCESS TO THE HUGE FUND KEPT IN THE BANK. HIS COMPANY ACCOUNT WAS CLOSED BY HIS BLACK WIFE, UNKNOWN TO HER SHE KNOWS NOTING ABOUNT HIS PERSONAL DOMISLARY ACCOUNT, THE MONEY HAS BEEN IN THE BANK EXPECTING TO BE CLAIM BY HIS WIFE OR RELATIVES. MR EDWARD COLEMAN IS NOT FROM ZIMBABWE BY BIRTH, HE NATIONALIZED IN ZIMBABWE IN THE YEAR 1972.

MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SEEK FOR YOU ASSISTANCE TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN FOR THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR ONWE BENEFIT AND INVESTMENT. ALL VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDING TO THE DIPOSIT OF THE MONEY ARE HER IN MY POSICTON WHICH WILL BE USE TO NORMALIZE THE TRANSFER TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN FOR THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFER TO YOU. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS, YOU WILL HAVE 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE, 70% FOR ME AS THE INITIATOR.
FURTHERMORE, BE FULL ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, YOU NEED NOT TO BE AFRRED AS EVERY VITAL DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP THE CLAIM HAS BEEN PERFECTED.
FINALLY, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASIST ME KINDLY RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AS THE BANK IS ABOUT CLOSING THE ACCOUNT AND WRITE OFF THE FUND AS BAD DEBT.

EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE,
BEST REGARDS,
DR WILLSON CHILAKA
DIRECTOR, AGM FINANCE.

Note:Please kindly send your reply to this alternative email address for confidentialty of this transaction.
Email: willsonchilaka@k.ro

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