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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: benji kutere <kutere045@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bkutere@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:56:26 +0200
Subject: J.V



Mr Benjamin KutereMidrand, Johannesburg,Republic of South Africa TEL ; 27 72 306 7722
SIR I am Benjamin Kutere, the elder son of late Mr. James Moyo Kutere a great farmer in Zimbabwe; I know it will be a surprise for you to receive this mail, but I assure its not a spam .I got your contact information from the global online trade leads under the South African chamber of commerce and industries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/forum/2420287.stm
The ongoing crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe by President Robert Mugabe and his supporters to claim all white owned farms in the country and share among friends and political cohort. Has turn my family upside down.My farther was one of the few black farm owners that worked along side with the white farmers and opposed the president action towards the white farmers. Being well known for his relationship with the white farmers, the president supporters invaded my father's farm and destroyed everything. My father was killed during the invasion of his farm by government backed invaders. As the only bread winner, we were left in the cool, without any money for school fees, it was a daily struggle to stay alive, when the family lawyer read my father will, the only thing still available for the family was the documents of consignment in South Africa security company that worth US$18.2 Million, which my father deposited before his death, according to the Will,belongs to his immediate family, my father sold most of his landed properties and luxury stuff less than a year before the invasion, maybe he was planning to leave Zimbabwe for good, I guess we will never know.
Currently the family is residing in South Africa; due to our refugee status in South Africa we cannot operate bank account or benefit from government programs here, which unfortunately supported the Zimbabwe government policy. We have decided to relocate out of Africa with the US$18.2 Million which is still in the security company; we have inspected the consignment and are in possession of the deposition agreement sign by my father and the security company. All we need now is a Foreign business person who will help us transfer the fund to his Offshore bank account, I will give you more information about the process of transferring the fund and J.V.Agreement when I m sure you can complete this transaction with me. This is a 100% risk free, all the legal documentation will be ready before the transfer. You will get 15% of the fund for your assistance. Yours truly,Mr. Benjamin Kutere

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