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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: Lucky Zac Sigcau <luck_zac5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <luckyzac@walla.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:39:10 +0000
Subject: Attn:Sir,


Attn:Sir,First I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval . I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Lucky Zac Sigcau from Zimbabwe.i am the first son of Mr. Zac sigcau from Zimbabwe.during the recent 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 the white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers. See more of the story at the site bellow:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/719578.stm My father being one of the few rich and successful black farmers in our country was also victimized because of his opposition to Mugabe's policies. And because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killed my father and made away with a lot of items in my father's farm. This action was taken because my late father felt the growing tension on the farm issue, but I guess he never anticipated the tragedy that brought their brutal and sudden death. However with the benefit of hindsight, owing to the looming but deteriorating crisis in my country, Zimbabwe, my father, before his unfortunate death he deposited with one of the Security Company in Accra Ghana in West Africa the sum of US$ 19.5 Million United States Dollars. After the death of my father, my mother and I escaped to the Republic of Ghana where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as a family valuable property. And we were permitted to reside here as Political Refugees. So Because of our present and unpleasant status here we decided to contact an overseas firm / individual that can assist us to move this money out Of Ghana because, as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any financial transaction of such amount within Ghana. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, and the rest will be for my mother and I, to Invest in your country,this transaction is 100% free rick.NOTE: I have never disclosed this to any person apart from you, so you have to keep this matter very confidential. Send me your Private phone and fax numbers for more information.Reach me on my privateEmail:lucky_zac4@yahoo.comPhone No: 00233-246561077.Regards,Lucky Zac Sigcau.
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