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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: "mutambara2007@terra.es" <mutambara2007@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 12:09:30 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From Mrs. Harriet Mutambara



From Mrs. Harriet Mutambara

Price Waterhouse,

55 Jason Moyo Avenue,

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Please Reply to E-mail: mutambaraharriet@yahoo.co.uk

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP.

Compliments of the Day,

I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to you as it comes from a stranger. But rest assured as it comes with the best of intentions. I got your contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet. I offer my humble decision to solicit your understanding and cooperation in this transaction, as it will be beneficial to all of us involved. I am well confident of your capability of executing this transaction for the mutual benefit of both families, believing that you will not expose or betray the trust and confident I am about to repose to you.

I am contacting you with the greatest delight and personal respect. I am Mrs. Harriet Mutambara, the wife of late Dr. (chief) Daniel Mutambara, who was murdered last year of June by the forces loyal topresident Robert Mugabe due to their support in acquiring his land and property during the crisis in Zimbabwe last year, which continued and led to the lost of several lives of foreign (white) farmers. President Robert Mugabe has started destruction of houses that belongs to people opposing the Brutal Government in power President Robert Mugabe and their supporters. The demolition has left more than 9000, 000.00(Nine hundred thousand)

Zimbabweans homeless and destitute affected more than 2.4 million people there is massive violation of human right that has been undertaken by,

PLEASE READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

Zimbabwe has been beset by unemployment running at 80% and the annual inflation rate hit a world record of more than 1,200%. There are serious

of shortage of food, fuel, water and power cut with brain drain.

I got your contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet, for a reliable person for partnership investment overseas. Believing you are sincere and trustworthy person and of transparent honesty and capable of handing this transaction to the best of your knowledge in assisting my son and I, in Claiming the sum of US$11, 500.000.00. (Eleven million, five hundred thousand united state Dollars) in the custody of a security company in Johannesburg South Africa.

You may need to know how this fund originated. The sum was inherited

from my late husband who was assassinated by Robert Mugabe's aides in

view of acquiring his land and property. I got to know of this fund when

our family lawyer, approached me few months ago with some documents that my late husband had filed with him in the file, I realized that my late husband (blessed memory) has written a "will" which he specifically pointed my attention and I quote.

My darling wife, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$11,500.000.00 (Eleven million five hundred thousand united state dollars) which I deposited with a security company in South Africa. All documents concerning the fund are filed with our family lawyer and you can make lay claim to the fund in case of my absence on earth only by death. I made an agreement with the Security Company that my foreign partner will stand as a beneficiary to lay claim of the money. The beneficiary will come forward to make claim of the consignment.

Dr.(chief) Daniel Mutambara, my late husband advised me through my lawyer that incase if he dies that I should look for a foreigner who will stand as the beneficiary of the fund so that the fund will be transfer to his or her account for partnership investment. From the above you can understand that my future especially that of my son depends strongly on this money. I will like you to assist us in transferring this money into your account for investment. You can contact my son Jonathan Mutambara with his e-mail address: (mutambarajonathan@yahoo.co.uk) for more details or you can call him on +27-73-32-66156, as he is residing in South Africa as an asylum seeker he is arranging with some bankers in South Africa who will assist in this transfer.

For your assistance in this regard, it will interest you to know that we will be willing to come to terms with you regarding your reward for helping us actualize this matter. It is equally important to state here that considering the nature of this matter, we will required that it is handle most discreetly.

Kindly contact us using the above particulars upon receipt of this latter for execution details and other necessary discussion. Your private phone and fax number will be needed for easier communication thank you in anticipation of your trusted and genuine assistance.

I remain,

Yours sincerely,

Harriet Mutambara. (Mrs.)

Please reply to (mutambaraharriet@yahoo.co.uk) and try as much as possible to call my son Jonathan Mautambara on +27-07-3-3266156 for more details.





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