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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: Chalaba Randolph <chalaba_randolph@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 06:06:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Response


Dearest One,

I am Mr. Chalaba Randolph, a political opponent to President Mugabe quest for been a life president. I was formally working hand in hand with Morgan Tsvangirai before the President declared a political Suicide game against the opposition party in Zimbabwe last year and I confidentially and secretly left the country to save my life with my family last year been December,2006 to be precise to a West African Country, the Republic of Ghana.

As a result of the Political situation in Zimbabwe for the past several years, I decided to secure my family future treasure realized from the sales of Diamond Concession worth the sum of $10,500,000.00 USD in a Security Company here in Ghana as family Treasure and Valuables, and for this reason I decided to move down to Ghana last year for Security reasons.

I have waited impatiently for political stability in my country, the Republic of Zimbabwe fruitlessly and things is getting from bad to worst, and for this purpose I have inevitably decided to solicit for a foreign partner to invest the funds securely deposited in the Security Company for a profitable investment abroad pending when there will be improvement and political stability in my country.

Recently, if you read the Newspapers and Magazines around the globe, you will acknowledge that the Republic of Zimbabwe is becoming a death zone for opposition party led by Morgan Tsvangirai, and there had been brutal torture and unnecessary arrest of political opposition groups in the country.

Note: I deposited the funds as a consignment which contains family treasure and valuables, and the Security Company does not know the content of the Consignment as money but as a family Treasure.

I am contacting you to stand as my foreign Partner to receive this fund as a Consignment, hence the Security Company is affiliated to UN Diplomatic Agency, and the Consignment can be delivered to you as a Diplomatic Consignment to your country of Residence for a profitable investment.

For more details you can contact me on my direct telephone line: +233-242-908-533 or my email: chalaba_randolph@yahoo.com.
Anticipating your maximum co-operation,

Mr.Chalaba Randolph.

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