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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: "Mr.Bills Robertson" <billsntombi4@yahoo.ie>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:55:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM ROBERTSON'S FAMILY.


FROM: MR.BILLS NTOMBI ROBERTSON.
TELPHONE: +27-731-413-949.
FACSMILE: + 27-115-076-730.
ADDRESS: UNITED NATION BUILDING
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
DATE: 2006.

MY NAME IS MRS.SUSAN GUMBO ROBERTSON OF ZIMBABWE. I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET ONLINE. DURING THE CURRENT WAR AGAINST THE FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE SUPPORT PRESIDENT MUGABE"S IDEAS, PRESIDENT MUGABE SUPPOTERS INVADED MY HUSBAND'S FARM WHERE HE IS FARMING ORANAGES AND FRUITS AND ALSO HAVE AN ANIMAL POULTRY WAREHOUSE PRODUING MILK. EVEN MY HUSBAND IS A MEMBER OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE (C.F.U.) BEFORE PRESIDENT MUGABE"S GOVERMENT BURNT EVERYTHING IN THE FARM, MY HUSBAND IS A FARMER WITH BIG LAND IN CHEMHERE VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN ZIMBABWE AS SUPPLIERS OF SOUTHERN ZIMBABWE FOOD AND EXPORTERS OF FOOD WITH OFFICE IN CAPTIAL CITY HARARE BEFORE THE CRISES STARTER, KILLING MY HUSBAND AND SEIZE A LOT OF COSTLY FARM EQUIPMENTS IN MY HUSBUND'S FARM AND WAREHOUSE. DURING THE CRISES AND BEFORE MY HUSBAND’S DEATH HE HAD DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF THE INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY (PTY) IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA THE SUM OF (US$ 22.8) TWENTY-TWO
MILLION EIGHT-HUNDRED THOUSDAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR. AFTER MY LATE HUSBAND BURIAL WE THEN DISCOVERED THE VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDS TO THE DEPOSITION OF THIS FUND. DUE TO OUR LIFE ARE KNOW MORE SAVE IN ZIMBABWE, WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO VERIFY WITH INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY (PTY) WHERE HE HAD DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN THE INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY (PTY) AS VALUABLE -SUBSTANCE. WE THEN DECIDED TO LOOK FOR AN OVERSEAS FIRM AND COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE OF ASSISTANCE AND HELP TO MOVE THIS FUND OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE AS ASYLUM SEEKERS (REFUGEE PERMIT) WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE ANY BANK ACCOUNT OR BUSINESS WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA BASED ON THEIR LAW.WE HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 25%OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE, 5%WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND 70%WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY-UNDER YOU SUPERVISSION. SINCE, I GOT THIS ADDRESS IS
TRUE THAT I DID NOT KNOW YOU IN PERSON AND I HAVE NOT SEE YOU FACE TO FACE, I DONT KNOW WHY I HAVE SUCH INTEREST IN YOU.I STILL THANK GOD BECAUSE I WILL LIKE TO HAVE YOU AS MY EVER PARTNER IN LIFE, WHEN I COME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO INVEST. I MRS, SUSAN AND MY SON MR, BILLS HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS WITH YOU ON HOW TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT BUT IS GOING TO BE WHEN YOU PROVIED YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS AND YOUR HELP TO US, TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVIDED FOR THIS FUND. AFTER THAT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS ON HOW TO INVEST THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY. ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR ENTIRE PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%RISK FREE AND ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTAIL-SINCE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDS TO RELEASE OF THIS FUND IS WITH ME MR, BILLS HERE IN JOHANNESBUERG.
FEEL FREE TO CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMION.

THANKS AND GOD BLESSES AS I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

MRS.SUSAN/MR.BILLS ROBERTSON

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