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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: "blessing moyo" <blessingmoyo1004@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:02:18 +0000
Subject: Blessing Moyo ( For The Family)

FROM: BLESSING MOYO.
JOHANNEBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-73-000-7299
Private Email:blessingmoyo100@yahoo.com


Dear Sir,
I NEED YOU KIND ASSISTANCE
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 Blessing Moyo, the son of late Dr. (chief) Johnson Moyo, 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. For a clearer picture of my story please log on to
the Website

http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/may4_2002.html
http://www.africancrisis.org/Photo.asp?&State=V1&Subject=HB&Page=0&
http://www.africancrisis.org/photos45.asp

President Robert Mugabe has started destruction of houses that belongs to
people opposing the Brutal Government in power President Robert Mugabe and
their 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$
11,500.000.00. (Eleven million, five hundred thousand united state Dollars)
Into a foreign account for safekeeping pending on arrival to your country
for our investment plan.

You may need to know how this fund originated. The sum was inherited from my
Father 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 Father had
filed with him in the file, I realized that my late Father (blessed memory)
has written a "WILL" which he specifically pointed my attention and I quote.
My Dear Son, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$11,500.000.00
(Eleven million five hundred thousand 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 of Dr.(chief) Johnson Moyo, my late
Father 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 overseas account for partnership
investment.

>From the above you can understand that my future especially that of my
Family depends strongly on this money, I will like you to assist us in
transferring this money into your account for investment. At the moment, I
am residing in South Africa as an asylum seeker I have arranged with a
bankers here 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. My Family has aspect to offer you 25% (percent) for
your kind assitance.
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 phone and
fax number will be needed for easier communication thank you in anticipation
of your trusted and genuine assistance. Kindly reply to this my private
email:blessingmoyo100@yahoo.com

Thanks and Remain Bless,

Yours sincerely,
Blessing Moyo ( For The Family)

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