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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: "Official Message" <officialmessage1113@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:49:35 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

FROM: MR. HENSHAW FREEMAN
121 NELSON MANDELA AVENUE,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
REPLY TO: freemanhens@katamail.com

ATTENTION: The President / Director,

How are you today? I know you may be surprised to receive this letter. But
since you don't know me in person for the purpose of introduction, I am
MR.HENSHAW FREEMAN, the son of late MR. DAMBA K. FREEMAN, I got your contact
through the South African Business Manual in my search for a trusted partner
to do business with and I assure you that nobody knows about this
transaction. Before the death of my father,he took me to Johannesburg City
to deposit the sum of US$12.5 Million (Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in a private Security /Finance Company, when He
foresees the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and also for the establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. My late
father was one of the best farmers in our country. The land disputes started
when our President MR. ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new Land Act reform which
wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers, for the
purpose of acquiring all the white-owned farms to his party members and
followers. He ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his
party members and followers, this resulted to many killings by Zimbabwe war
veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, my father was one of his
victims, because he was totally against PRESIDENT MUGABE'S ideas. It is
on this background that I am currently staying in South Africa as refugee,
has decided to transfer my father's inherited money to a foreign
country,since the laws of South Africa prohibits refugees have a bank
account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the
territorial zones of South Africa.

Please, I need your assistance to transfer this fund to your trusted bank
account. For your assistance, I have agreed to give you 25% of the total
sum, while 5% is mapped out to re-imburse every expenses that would be
incurred in the cause of actualizing this transaction and 70% will be for my
family business investments in your country.

*NOTE: This transaction is 100% risk-free, as I have made every necessary
arrangements for a successful deal.The ONLY thing I solicit from you is
total cooperation, complete trust and assurance that my share will be safe
when transferred to your bank account. Do, keep this business proposal
strictly confidential for security reasons. If you are interested to assist
me.

Reply via my email address. Also include your private phone and fax numbers.
I will reply you very urgently.
Awaiting your urgent reply, God Bless.

Sincerely Yours,
MR. HENSHAW FREEMAN
(E-mail: freemanhens@katamail.com)

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