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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: "ajoy sonya" <mr_ajo17@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: mr_ajo1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:02:02 +0000
Subject: From Mr.Ajoy Sonya.

Hello Dear,

You will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a
genuine request from a family in dire need of your humble assistance.I am
Ajoy Sonya. A Citizen of Zimbabwe,I am now seeking political assylum. I got
your contact through the Information Exchange Online.

I am the only Son of Sonya Michael, a wealthy black farmer and senior
politician with the opposition political party in my country, Movement for
Democratic Change(MDC). Our wicked President Robert Mugabe murdered my
father, before I ran way from my country because I have become his next
target to eliminate. My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force
in The MDC, a party wanting to end the several years of brutal Dictatorship
government of President Robert Mugabe. You will read more stories about
President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this
website:http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

My father was accused of assisting the White farmers in fighting the
government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead. The government
claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for proper
autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's associate
Mr.Michael Pastore Olds a White farmer from Britain assisted me in fighting
my father's death through the Court and media.

The Government saw us as a big threat to them and decided to eliminate us.
Mr. Olds was attacked and murdered in his House, but fortunately, before
they came looking for me, I received the news and I left the country through
the border to save my life. Here is my reason for contacting you. Before the
death of my father, he deposited (US$ 7,000,000.00) with a finance firm,The
money was deposited as a gem/precious stone in a metal
trunk box to avoid seizure and much demurrage from the security company
organization. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and
chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and
Swaziland.

The government seized my father’s farms and bank account before his arrest
and Murder. He told me everything concerning the funds while he was still in
detention. This is why I need your assistance in securing the funds there in
your Country, so that I can arrange on how to come over to your country for
the investment of the fund, I am willing to offer you 25% of the total fund
for your assistance.as you may know that the financial law and regulations
of the government does not give we assylum seekers financial rights to such
huge sum of money. In view of this, The monetary policy/law does not allow
such investment by an asylum seeker or refugee. Please, let me know if you
can assist me, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed.

As I wait for your urgent Response, please treat this
information as top secret.Pls u can also contact me through this alternative
mail (mr_ajo1@yahoo.co.uk)

Yours truly,
Mr.Ajoy Sonya.

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