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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: "MRS THERESA MICHEALS" <mrstheresa_micheals20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paulmicheals2000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:53:30 -0500
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP


From Mrs. Theresa Micheals
Price Waterhouse,
55 Jason Moyo Avenue,
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Please Reply to my sons private email address:(paulmicheals2000@yahoo.com)
TEL:+27-731-609-633


INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP.
Compliments of the Day,
I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to you as it comes
from a stranger. But be rest assured as it comes with the best of intentions

However, your address was courtesy of a business journal at the World
Trade Center in Zimbabwe . I offer my humble decision to solicit your
understanding and cooperation in this transaction as it will be
beneficial to all of us involved. I am well confident of your capability of
executing this transaction for the mutual benefit of both families,
believing
that you will not expose or betray the trust and confident I am about to
repose to you.
I am contacting you with the greatest delight and personal respect.
I am Mrs. Theresa Micheals, the wife of late Dr. (chief) Benjamin Micheals,
who was murdered last year of June by the forces loyal to president Robert
Mugabe due to their support in acquiring his land and property during the
crisis in Zimbabwe last year, which continued and led to the lost of several

lives of foreign (white) farmers.
President Robert Mugabe has started destruction of houses that belongs
to people opposing the Brutal Government in power President Robert Mugabe
and there supporters. The demolition has left more than 9000,000.00( Nine
hundred thousand) Zimbabweans homeless and destitute affected more than 2.4
million people there is massive violation of human right that has been
undertaken by Harare government as reported on cable network news (CNN) and
by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BCC).
I got your contact while I was doing a private research on the
Internet, for a reliable person for partnership investment overseas.
Believing you are sincere and trustworthy person and of transparent honesty
and capable of handing this transaction to the best of your knowledge in
assisting my son and I, in Claiming the sum of US$25, 000.000.00 million
united state Dollars) in the custody of a security company in Johannesburg
South Africa.
You may need to know how this fund originated. The sum was inherited
from my late husband who was assassinated by Robert Mugabe's aides in view
of acquiring his land and property. I got to know of this fund when our
family lawyer, approached me few months ago with some documents that my late

husband had filed with him in the file, I realized that my late husband
(blessed memory) has written a "will" which he specifically pointed my
attention and I quote.
My darling wife, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of
US$25,000.000.00(twenty five million united state dollars) which I
deposited with a security company in South Africa . All documents
concerning the fund is filed with our family lawyer and you can make
lay claim to the fund in case of my absence on earth only by death. I made
an agreement with the Security Company that my foreign partner will stand as

a beneficiary to lay claim of the money. The beneficiary will come forward
to make claim of the consignment.
Dr.(chief) Benjamin Micheals, my late husband advised me through my
lawyer that incase if he dies that I should look for a foreigner who will
stand as the beneficiary of the fund so that the fund will be transfer to
his or her account for partnership investment. From the above you can
understand that my future especially that of my son depends strongly on this

money. I will like you to assist us in transferring this money into your
account for investment. You can contact my son Paul Micheals with his e-mail

address: (paulmicheals2000@yahoo.com) for more details or you can call him
on +27-73-160-9633, as he is residing in South Africa as an asylum seeker he

is arranging with some bankers in South Africa who will assist in this
transfer.
For your assistance in this regard, it will interest you to know that
we will be willing to come to terms with you regarding your reward for
helping us actualize this matter. It is equally important to state here that

considering the nature of this matter, we will required that it is
handle most discreetly.
Kindly contact us using the above particulars upon receipt of this
letter for execution details and other necessary discussion. Your private
telephone and fax numbers will be needed for easier communication.
thank you in anticipation of your trusted and genuine assistance I
remain,
Yours Sincerely,
Theresa Micheals (Mrs.)
Please reply to mrstheresa_micheal1@hotmail.com and try as much as
possible to call my son Paul Micheals on his direct secured phone
number +27-73-160-9633

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