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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: jacob biama <jacobbiama@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 11:53:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: A PLEA .


FROM:MR,JACOB BIAMA.
HOUSE NO 17,CLOSE 6B
KAYAMANDA, SOMERSET
WEST. CAPE TOWN
SOUTH-AFRICA .
27-78 656 7384.


ATTN: DEAR,
Compliments of the good day to you,With trust based on humanity i wrote this message of appeal to your person,Even we dont know each other before now and come to my family aid and assist us in our conditions,Do forgive me of any shock this mail of my family will bring to your person,As i know is not that easy to belive my stroy Since we have not meet before,for a brief intrduction,I am Mr Jacob Biama,Son of Late Mr, Eduma Biama a farmer from Zimbabwe,


My father was recently kidnapped from our farm home by war vertarns supporters of our Preesident in Zimbabwe,Due to the land retribution introuduced by our Priesident,Mr Rorbert Mugabe to forcefully take over opposition party members farmlands both white and blacks owned farmlands in Zimbabwe and freely gave them to his political black and white supporters for a countinues stay in power without any compasation to the original white or blacks owner,Which my father was against,This has led to death of many blacks and white till date,Four days after my father was kidnapped he managed to sneak a written message to us,Explaqning his condition and then informeing me and my mother of the money he has kept in a private security & finance company here in South Africa for another farm project in South Africa before his kidnap.

Presently,I am staying in SOUTH AFRICA with my mother and sister because of this money my father deposited in a private security company ,The amount involved is US$2.5 MILLION,So because of my fathers death and our status as assylum seeker/refegue,Which bare me and my family members to transact any fianicial deals with the banks here as the law of South Africa stated for refeguess,I decided to seek for your help to enable us transffer this money out of South Africa to your company or private bank account abroad,Pending my arrival with my mother and sister in your country to start a new life and business under your care and guidance.

If you are interested in assisting my family to invest in your country and becoming my family partner in business is okay,But if you dont want to be our partner in business,You are free to tell us what you feel will be right for my family to offer you for help to get this fund over to your account,So long as this money will be safe under your care,
Please try to reach me as soon as you have recived this mail to know what next to do,As our conditions here as refeguess is not good ,Endeavour to keep this issue very private and confidential because my life and that of my family depends only on this money only.

Thanks and God bless you and your entire family,I am awaiting for your most urgent response or please give me a call on this number 27-78 656 7384,and i will try and get back to you,My family is praying and waiting for your positive response.

Best Regard"s.
MR,JACOB BIAMA,{FOR THE FAMILY.}



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