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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: "iyke madu" <imadu4@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:04:30 +0200
Subject: business assistance

NO 65 SANDTON STREET ,
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

SEND ME A MAIL OR SENDS YOUR PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO CALL
YOU AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE MONEY: PLEASE USE THIS EMAIL ADDRESS TO
CONTACT i_madu2@yahoo.co.uk

CALL THIS NUMBER. +27 73-038-3359

SIR/MADAM; VERY CONFIDENTAIL

Good day,I know you will be surprised to receive this mail, considering the
fact that we don’t know each other, However I got your contact details from
the internet network search, BUT PLEASE CAN YOU BE OF ASSITANCES TO ME. MY
NAME IS IYKE MADU JNR. I AM FROM ZIMBABWE , MY FATHER WAS KILLED DURING THE
PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE SIZING OF LANDS FROM THE FARMERS, MY FATHER WAS
AMONG THE FARMERS THAT WERE KILLED, BUT BEFORE HE WAS KILLED HE WENT TO
SOUTH AFRICA AND DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $10 MILLION US DOLLARS ( TEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY,I DON'T HAVE ANY LEGAL
DOCUMENTS HERE SO PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP.


NOW I AM IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY MOTHER AND YOUNGER ONES. WE NEED YOUR HELP
TO GET OUR CONSIGNMENT OUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY. PLEASE I WILL STOP
HERE, THEY IS NO NEED FOR TOO MANY STORY, AND I PROMISE YOU IF YOU CAN HELP
ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY I WILL BE GREATFULL AND YOUR
PENCENTAGE WILL BE MAPPED OUT. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL
SUM,AT THE MOMENT WE ARE STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP. WE CANNOT GET THE
MONEY MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF
OUR REFUGEE STATUS AND DUE TO THESE REASON WE NEED YOUR URGENT HELP TO GET
THE MONEY OUT FOR INVESTMENT.

WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY BODY WHO CAN HELP, PLEASE WRITE ME
ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS. i_madu2@yahoo.co.uk
CALL THIS NUMBER. +27 73-038-3359

MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS ON TOP, SO PLEASE DO SEND ME A MAIL AND INCLUDE YOUR
PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN CALL YOU AS WELL.

YOURS
IYKE MADU JNRNO 65 SANDTON STREET ,
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

SEND ME A MAIL OR SENDS YOUR PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO CALL
YOU AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE MONEY: PLEASE USE THIS EMAIL ADDRESS TO
CONTACT i_madu2@yahoo.co.uk

CALL THIS NUMBER. +27 73-038-3359

SIR/MADAM; VERY CONFIDENTAIL

Good day,I know you will be surprised to receive this mail, considering the
fact that we don’t know each other, However I got your contact details from
the internet network search, BUT PLEASE CAN YOU BE OF ASSITANCES TO ME. MY
NAME IS IYKE MADU JNR. I AM FROM ZIMBABWE , MY FATHER WAS KILLED DURING THE
PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE SIZING OF LANDS FROM THE FARMERS, MY FATHER WAS
AMONG THE FARMERS THAT WERE KILLED, BUT BEFORE HE WAS KILLED HE WENT TO
SOUTH AFRICA AND DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $10 MILLION US DOLLARS ( TEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY,I DON'T HAVE ANY LEGAL
DOCUMENTS HERE SO PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP.


NOW I AM IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY MOTHER AND YOUNGER ONES. WE NEED YOUR HELP
TO GET OUR CONSIGNMENT OUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY. PLEASE I WILL STOP
HERE, THEY IS NO NEED FOR TOO MANY STORY, AND I PROMISE YOU IF YOU CAN HELP
ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY I WILL BE GREATFULL AND YOUR
PENCENTAGE WILL BE MAPPED OUT. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL
SUM,AT THE MOMENT WE ARE STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP. WE CANNOT GET THE
MONEY MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF
OUR REFUGEE STATUS AND DUE TO THESE REASON WE NEED YOUR URGENT HELP TO GET
THE MONEY OUT FOR INVESTMENT.

WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY BODY WHO CAN HELP, PLEASE WRITE ME
ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS. i_madu2@yahoo.co.uk
CALL THIS NUMBER. +27 73-038-3359

MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS ON TOP, SO PLEASE DO SEND ME A MAIL AND INCLUDE YOUR
PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN CALL YOU AS WELL.

YOURS
IYKE MADU JNR

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