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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Deborah Mpenza" <helpdebra39@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mpenza@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:01:47 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs. Deborah Mpenza

From: Mrs. Deborah Mpenza
Residential Address: 147 Illovo Street Sandton
Johannesburg- South Africa.


Dear Sir.

Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere business
partner, I got your contact from internet and I ask if you can be trusted
not to break an agreement? Still, it took me time to make up my mind to
contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life
depends on.

My name is Mrs. Deborah Mpenza , the wife of Late Mr. George Mpenza. A
Zimbabwe business Man, politician and Farmer. During the current crises
against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of 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 farms to his
party members and his followers.

My Husband is One of the most successful multi- farmers in our country and
because he did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded his
farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot
of items in my husband's farm.

Before his death, my husband had deposited with a security company in South
Africa the sum of (US$6 Million - Six Million United States Dollars ). (The
documents of which he only made me aware of) After the death of my husband ,
I decided to move to Republic of South Africa where I re-located under
political asylum as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas that
will assist me to move this money out of the security company to his country
for investment purpose.

As an asylum seeker I am not allowed to Invest or operate any Bank Account
within South Africa. That is why I need this urgent help. I have agreed with
my son to compensate you out of the total sum for your assistance as soon as
the money gets into your account.

I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction for the
successful out comes of it.
Please reply me as soon as possible if you are willing to work with me.

Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Deborah Mpenza

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