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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: gezi solomon <gezisolomon2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 03:06:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IS YOUR DECISION.


FROM:MR,Gezi Solomon.
HOUSE NO 17,CLOSE 6B
KAYAMANDA, SOMERSET
WEST. CAPE TOWN
SOUTH-AFRICA .
27-83-547 9335.


ATTN: DEAR,
Compliments of the good day to you,I am not suprise myself about how suprise you would be to recive this kind of mail from a total stranger you have not met for once,But Please do see this plea as one of the few suprieses we humans encounter everyday of life and come to my family assistance in our present siutiation. Also with a lot of evil things happeneing in this world today make me worry as i am writeing this mail to you,I pray that you see this letter as a plea to save life and duely come to my family aid and help us out in our present siutation here in south africa where we live now as refegues , For a brief introduction,I am Mr Gezi Solomon ,Son of Late Mr, Kedu Solomon a farmer from Zimbabwe,

My father was recently kidnapped from our farm home by war vertarns and political supporters of our Preesident in Zimbabwe,Due to the land retribution law introuduced by our Priesident,Mr Rorbert Mugabe to forcefully take over his political oppositions farmlands owned by both blacks and whites in Zimbabwe and freely gave them to his political supporters for a countinues stay in power without any compasation to the original white or blacks owner,Which my father was against,This has led to death of many blacks and white till date,Four days after my father was kidnapped he managed to sneak a written message to us,Explaqning his condition and then informeing me and my mother of the money he has kept in a private security & finance company here in South Africa.

Presently,I am staying in SOUTH AFRICA with my mother and sister because of this money my father deposited in a private security company ,The amount involved is US$5.5 MILLION,Which was meant for the seting up of a new farm in Bostwana,So because of my fathers death and our status as assylum seeker/refegue,Which bare me and my family members to transact any fianicial deals with the banks here as the law of South Africa stated for refeguess,I decided to seek for your help to enable us transffer this money out of South Africa to your company or private bank account abroad,Pending my arrival with my mother and sister in your country to start a new life and business under your care and guidance.

If you are interested in assisting my family to invest in your country and becoming my family partner in business is okay,But if you dont want to be our partner in business,We have already agreed to offer you 25% of the total money for your help in transffring this money to your account,So long as this money will be safe under your care,While the rest 75%,my family will invest in your country .
Please try to reach me as soon as you have recived this mail to know what next to do,As our conditions here as refeguess is not good ,Endeavour to keep this issue very private and confidential because my life and that of my family depends only on this money only.

I will inform you more about this after i got your assurance and promise that all will be fine and our safty mostly,Please i will prifer you notify me by phone which will make it more easy for us,As we stay far from the city so sometimes we take 3days to go to township to access the mail or you can give me your private telphone number to reach you more better.

Thanks and God bless you and your entire family,I am awaiting for your most urgent response this is my number 27-83 547 9335 and i will try and get back to you,My family is praying and waiting for your pure from heart positive response.
Please it,s not a most that you will help us in this.But we ask that you keep this to yourself even if you dont want to be involved because of our safty and this money our life and whole future now depends only on this money here in South Africa.

Best Regard"s.
MR,Gezi Solomon ,FOR THE FAMILY.


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