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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.J Moyo" <jmoyo0770@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:41:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS VERY URGENTLY........


FROM: MRS.JOY MOYO
ADDRESS: 25 REVONIA ROAD
SANDTON CITY
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

Dear,

with warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you, as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. I also sincerely seek your confidence, as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity.

For introduction, I am Mrs. Joy Moyo, of Zimbabwe the wife late Mr. Remond Moyo, of Masingo Province of Zimbabwe, the renowned Zimbabwe wined and cattle ranch and farmer owner of Remonds farms in Zimbabwe who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.

As led by my instinct, I selected your contact through the South African Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in South African in my search for a honest partner who would assist and cooperate with me in achieving this beneficial business hence this email. And I decided to write for your assistance.

My late husband was among the few black Zimbabwean well-to-do farmers murdered in cold blood by supporters and agents of the ruling government of president Robert Mugabe for their alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled and sponsored by the whites minority. Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of (US$7,500,000) Million Dollars. (SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) with a security and finance company as if he knew the looming Danger about to happen in Zimbabwe.

The money was deposited in a box as treasures with Security Company to avoid the possibility of knowing that it was money and has an insured cover. This money was earmarked for the purchase of machinery’s and chemicals for his farms and the establishment of new farms in neighboring countries Malawi and Mozambique.

The land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land Reform Act that wholly affects all the well-to-do farmers most of them whites.

Some few blacks vehemently condemned the system adopted by the government that resulted to rampant killing and mob actions by the war veterans some political supporters which hundred of people been killed. However, heads of government from the western world especially the Britain and the United States of America have voiced their condemnation of mugabe,s plans. Consequent upon this, the Southern African Development Community (S.A.D.C) has continuously supported Mugabe’s new land reforms Acts.

It is against this back ground that I and my two son are currently residing in the Republic of South Africa have decided to transfer this said amount out of South Africa into a foreign bank account.

As a widow, I am confronted with the responsibility of seeking a reliable and honest person and God-fearing person with genuine foreign bank account where this money could be transferred into without much taxation and problem of being defrauded. I am faced with the problem of investing this amount of money in the South Africa because my country and South Africa have almost the same political history. More so, the South African foreign policy on political asylums does not allow such investment since I am residing under such status (asylum seeker.) As a somebody whom I am going to entrust my future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free.

Therefore, if you accept to assist my family, and me, we are willing to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 75% will be for my family while 5% will be used for all expenses. If this proposal is accepted by you, please do reply by sending me with this my email address bellow, as confidentiality of this transaction cannot be over emphasized. Kindly, send your phone number and fax number for easier communication and to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of this transaction.

Thanks. And remain bless.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Joy Moyo,
(ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY)
Please reply to this email
Address: joymoyo@safe-mail.net

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