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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: "evans edem" <evan003@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: evaedem@webmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:01:37 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE /INVESTMENT

From: Evans Edem


Email Address: evaedem@webmail.co.za
Fax Number: + 27-11-507-6739


Dear Sir,

My name is Evans Edem, the second son of Mr. Lawson Edem a former farm
owner and a top opposition member in Zimbabwe polities.

Please I am actually looking for a person who has a good experience in hotel
management or any lucrative business overseas, because I cannot operate here
in South Africa due to security reasons. Also my life and that of my senior
brother depends on what I am going to tell you now.

Well, you may wonder how I got to know you. Please, do not wonder, because I
believe it is the work of God that made to come across your name.

I prayed and asked God to help me to get somebody who could help me in this
transaction because this money is actually not mine for now. My father
mapped it out for his electioneering campaign and for upgrading his farm
land before he was killed by the government of Mr. Robert Mugabe. Before he
died, he put this money in the basement of our house in a sealed metal box.
The amount is {US$20m} Twenty million United States dollars.

When he was killed, I ran away with my brother together with this money to a
friend in South Africa, who helped us to deposit this money in a security
company since August last year. So please, I am kindly asking you to assist
us transfer this money out of South Africa into your personal account in
your country. 25% for the total money have been mapped out for your
assistance while 5% is for expenses which would be incurred during the
transaction. I am looking forward to your kind assistance.

You can contact me with the above Fax number or through this e-mail :
evaedem@webmail.co.za

God will bless you and your family.

Best Regards
Mr. Evans Edem.

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