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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: "james moyo moyo" <jms_moyo30@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: jms_moyo_jm@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:01:14 +0100
Subject: MY FAMILY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

MR JAMES MOYO.
NO.16 ANDERSON STREET
MANDELA CRESENT.
JOHANNESBURG 2001
PHONE:NO:+27-783-914365.
 


Dear.

                                                                       

                                                                CONFIDENTIAL.                                                                                                              With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I believe would be of a great interest to you. I got your mail from a friend and distance cousin that just completed his own transaction, and has successfully left South Africa who's father died along side mine and  he left before me for South Africa to advise on where to go or whom to contact, I have not heard from he since he left South Africa,

But i,m sure that he left together with  his family to start a new life in United State of America.That is the reason why i decided to contact you in other to assist my family. I am  MR  JAMES MOYO the oldest son of  late MR. JOSEPH  MOYO ,  who was the Chairman" of the farmer’s co-operation in Zimbabwe. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.


My father was one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my father's farm. Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of (US$35.214.000.00) (Thirty Five Million, Two hundred and Fourteen Thousand.United States Dollars).with my name as if he foresaw the looming  danger in Zimbabwe.

This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage from security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new  machines and chemicals for the farms and established  of new farm in Swaziland.  He made every documents with my name both the certificate of depository. Then after the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as family valuables.


So, I decided to contact you to assist me to transfer this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any bank account within South Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine  foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got.

The South African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of  money in South Africa for fear of going through the  same experience in future since both countries have  similar political history . Moreover, the South  African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such investments for an asylum seeker.

We have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 65% will be for me and my family to invest in your country. All I want you to do is to furnish me with your full personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.
You can contact me on the above Telephone number. Note that this transaction is 100% real and absolutely confidential.

 

Thanks and God bless as I await your responce.
Best Regards,
MR JAMES MOYO
(For the Family)

 



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