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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: chinambu susan <chinambususan@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chinambu_susan1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:51:05 +0000
Subject: RE: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
















FROM: MRS. SUSAN TSVANGIRAI Palm Breach Road- street 85, 1036 XE HarareZimbabwe Dear Sir, With due respect and trust, I write this letter to you seeking your confidential assistance and co-operation. It may appear as a surprise but, bear it in mind that I have a good and beneficial intention. I got your address from the South Africa Information Exchange(SAIE) and decided to contact you. My name is CHINAMBU SUSAN TSVANGIRAI, the wife of MR MORGAN TSVANGIRAI. My husband is the leader of "movement for democratic change" here in Harare-Zimbabwe and, an active Member of opposition party against President Robert Gabriel Mugabe (Dictator Government). I want you to know that during the political struggle and fighting in Zimbabwe since 2001 till this present,the president and his party union accussed and charge my husband for HIGH TREASON AND ASSINATION ATTEMPT. My husband was detained in the Harere High Court in June 2003 where he was judged and set free. Reports from political Journals openly states that it is the President idea to eliminate and get my husband out of his way in other for him to retain government in power. Because of my husband strong opposing his bad and unfavoured government system against white farm owners and killing of innocent souls, the president secretly sponsored war veterans to arrest and kill my husband in May 12 2006 but they failed in the attempt. During the crisis, my husband anticipated dangers in the future and deposited a sum of £9 Million (NINE MILLION POUND STERLINGS) with a private Security Company in South Africa and, in the name of our only son (JOHN MORGAN TSVANGIRAI JR). My husband had saved this fund (£9 Million- NINE MILLION POUND STERLINGS) for campaigne towards the upcoming presidential eletion which I doubt that he can survive President Mugabe threats or be free before the election. Unknown people have been terrorizing my only son (JOHN MORGAN TSVANGIRAI JR) but I managed to escape him to South Africa (Neighboring country) where he is residing as a political asylum seeker (Refugee). Due to the pressure in the government and the fear of our future, I have decided to transfer the fund my husband deposited in the Security Company to oversea bank account for safe keeping and my future investment purpose. Honestly, my husband has no knowledge about my intention to transfer the fund but I have to get the fund out of the country confidentially. However, the entire fund document, prove of deposit certificate and '"WILL" to my son JOHN JR is present on me and I will make them available as soon as we both agree to proceed on the transfer. Unfortunately, my son whom the fund is deposited on his name and identification by my husband is temporary residing in South Africa as a political asylum seeker for his security. Since I want to transfer the funds out of South Africa, the political regulation of South African would not permit my son to undertake any fund transaction in or out of the country. Therefore, I would like to present you before the Security Company where the fund is deposited and the bank of South Africa as our foreign partner and next-of-kin beneficiary to the fund so that the fund can be permited and transfer into your bank account on your name. All bank process and transfer order will be put in place by me. Finally, I am prepare to give you 30% of the fund for your reward as soon as the fund arrives into your bank account while you shall keep 70% for me pending my arrival for investment purpose in your country which I would like you to advice me on. N/B: Upon your immediate response, I will immediately arrange and send to you the next step and prove documents that will empower you to stand as our foreign partner and beneficiary to the fund. I will also send to you the AGREEMENT that will protect your legal right/interest on my son behalf. Other requirement will be put in place to make that the funds is tranferred successfully.Please reply as soon as you get this email. Best Regards,CHINAMBU SUSAN TSVANGIRAI Read about problems in Zimbabwe from the link 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
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