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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: Mrs Ann Ubanko <annubanko01@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:50:48 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR TO BE MY INVESTOR pyuug

Dear Friend,,

It is my gratitude warm heart to offer you my friendship, and my greetings to you, and I hope this letter
meets you in good pleasure time. It may be surprising for you to receive this proposal from me since you
do not know me personally. However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction, which I
propose with my free mind and as a person of faithfulness..

My name is Mrs Ann Ubanko the wife of Late Abu Ubanko ( R.I.P), my late husband was the farmer
from Zimbabwe,who murdered in the land dispute in the nkayi district western Matabeleland north
Zimbabwe and this was in BCC and CNN News. As led by my instinct, I decided to contact you through
LETTER as it is the only means I can contact anybody since I am looking a way to be safe from the
killers and with Zimbabwe government for security and safety reasons. However, I apologize if this is not
acceptable to you. I am 34 years old with two children one 9 years and the other 12 years old. Since the
death of my husband My children stopped their education which is now disturbing my heart as I am only
the one caring for their shelter.
The purpose of this letter is to seek your most needed assistance in a business venture. Due to the land
and political problems in Zimbabwe, as a result of President Robert Mugabe's introduction of new Land
Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and the few rich black farmers, and his desire to hold
on to power for life, my late husband foresaw the problem that is coming to Zimbabwe. And before he
was murdered, he withdrew all of our business foreign accounts in dollars to Johannesburg, South Africa
to deposit the sum of US$14 million (Fourteen million, US dollars), in Global Finance Institution company
in a clean metal box as consignment. This money was deposited with this Global Institution Company for
safety and security reasons, and this money was to be used for the purchase of land, new machines and
chemicals establishment of new farms in Botswana. This is the reason I came to the Netherland to file
claim but I was advised to seek for political Asylum to enable me have a resident permit and have my
own private business. Please be inform that I have the original certificate of deposit to prove ownership
at the Global finance institution company.

I am currently staying in The Netherlands where I am seeking political asylum.And, before I left Zimbabwe
The Global finance Institution from South Africa, has a branch here in the netherland, and they have
moved the deposit FUND from their office in Johannesburg to Amsterdam.

Now, Since the law of the Netherlands prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or
to be involved in any financial transaction, this is why I am seeking your help as a reliable partner, If you
accept to assist me, 22% of the total sum of the fund will be yours. All I want you to do for me, is to assist
with arrangements to claim the deposit from the Global Finance Institution company from their office here
in the Netherlands and invest part of the money into a good business, as it has now been transferred
from Johannesburg, South Africa to their branch office Netherlands. The company will be legally
informed of you representing me .Please, I want to you maintain the absolute secrecy for the purpose of
this transaction. I look forward to your reply and
co-operation, and I thank you in advance as I anticipate your co-operation, I will like if you reply
through my email address:annubanko@aim.com Or contact my representatives lawyer with the below
details further information.

My Lawyer contact Address:
Name: Barrister Richard Morgan
Tel: +31-616 853 414
FAX:+847 465 672.
Email: richardassociate@aim.com


Thanks and God bless you.
Mrs Ann Ubanko. (Zimbabwean)


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