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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: "Lilian Martins" <lilianmartins05@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:19:23 +0200
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PLEAZE.

FROM: Mrs. LILIAN MARTINS
105 SANDTON AVENUE
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

TEL: 0027 84 718 1199
 
                                       
                                

                BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PLEAZE.(For the Family).

 
ATTN: SIR / MADAM,                        

    I am Mrs. LILIAN MARTINS, wife Late NKELEL MARTINS  who was murdered by the Zimbabwean veterans ND irate black people. Before the death of my husband on the 29th of Oct 2003, he was a Prosperous Tobacco and Coffee farmer in Zimbabwe and one of the major sponsor/ Financier of the opposition party - Movement For Democratic Change(MDC)in Zimbabwe.
 
    He was also the former president of Farmers Co-operative Trade Union inZimbabwe am writing you from Johannesburg, South Africa. I got your contact email address through the South African International Information Exchange Center and decided to write you. I write to solicit for your special assistance to a family shattered by a tyrannical government led by the dictator President
 
     ROBERT MUGABE and his(ZANU-PF) ruling party. I am probably of the conviction that you are aware of the present situation in my country Zimbabwe sequel to the land and farm land crisis in Zimbabwe, the government secretly sponsored the war veterans and some irate party members to disposes the land being occupied by whites and some rich farmers who are opposed to his consistent stay in power and his radical and unnecessary reforms targeted at his political opponents. This action has led to the killing of some members of the opposition party including my husband(MARTINS NKELEL),who did not support this ill-fated action.
 
   But before the death of my husband and the consistent threats to his life, he anticipated some dangers and so he smuggled out the sum of USD17.3 MILLION (SEVENTEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS). to South Africa since it is the nearest neighboring country and deposited it in a security company with the intention of using it for the purchase of New farm machinery and chemicals for Agricultural purposes in South Africa as well as a purchase of some hectares of land in Swaziland.
 
    On the 29th Oct, 2003, the war veterans and some supporters of (ZANU-PF) ruling party trooped into our compound and axed him(my Husband) to death. Since then, they have been terrorizing my only son, ANTHONY (JR) but I succeeded to work for his escape to a neighboring country, South Africa as a political asylum seeker (refugee).
 
   But his position in South Africa does not permit him to open an account or normalize this fund for any meaningful business transaction in South Africa since He does not have a South Africa Identity Card. That is why I want This fund to be transferred into your Nominated account so that you will assist him to invest it in your country. Hence, if you agree to assist us, we have two options for you, we have agreed to go into partnership with you and your family or in the alternative, we offer you 20%of the money for your assistance, 5% will be for the possible expenses incurred in the process of this transaction, while 75%will be for our family investment in your country, through your assistance.
 
   I want you to understand that this fund is purely a family fund/ money and not drug money, nor could it be classified as government fund or Money Laundering affairs and it could be substantiated by relevant authorities by our attorney. It is Family fund but termed confidential because I do not want my son to be traced to where he is presently. If you are interested in assisting us, kindly contact me with this Email lilianmartins43@yahoo.com, address, and the telephone number above.
 
   Right now, I am presently in south Africa with ANTHONY(JR) my son and the whole of my family sequel to the tensed political situation and the fear for our lives in Zimbabwe. I need your urgent and confidential response.

Thanks. Best regards


Mrs. LILIAN MARTINS,
(For the Family).


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