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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "LEE OBA" <leeoba60@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:22:11 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Mr ROBERT MZILA
Johannesbug, Republic Of South Africa.
  Tel: + 27 730 894757
 steve_oba45@yahoo.com)
  
  Dear Sir / Madam.
 
                                       INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
 
With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family to transfer fund to his personal or private account and for investment purpose.
 
I am Mr Roberth Mzila son of late Mr.Nkomo Mzila  who was the chairman of the farmers’ co-operation in Zimbabwe. MY father was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by the president Robert Mugabe Administration during the land reform dispute that happened in Zimbabwe. During the crisis against the Zimbabwe farmers that did not support President Robert Mugabe Administration to claim all the white owned farms in our country. He was murdered in cold blood but before this unpleasant incident happened, my mother and my father had already visited South Africa to deposit in the safe $25 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS WITH A SECURITY COMPANY. This money was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. My father deposited this money in a SECURITY COMPANY in a box as valuables belonging to our foreign partner because he know that something may happen to him because of his position.
 
After his death, my mother and my sister with me decided to move out from ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger and presently we are in South Africa as Refugee (Asylum Seekers) we can not do anything about (money transfer) because of the law but my mother have concluded arrangement with the board of trustees of the Security Company to transfer the deposit to oversea country where it will be easily accessible for us pending when we see somebody that will assist us.
 
      As a result of my father untimely death my mother suffered a severe health problem, which has placed my mother on bed rest for some month now. we are ready to give you ANY AMOUNT from the total amount for the inconveniences this we cost you as to ensure the fund safety and for accepting to assist us. I shall be glad to give you more clarification on the modalities needed for smooth successful completion of this transaction.pls indicating your interest as soon as possible.
 
The idea of involving you in this transaction is for you to assist me receive this deposit as final receiver / beneficiary in any of your overseas account for investment purposes outside African continent for my family. I will meet with you in your Country in order that both of us can  successfully handle this fund.
 
As you will show wiliness in assisting us with this transaction. pls call me on telephone number + 27 730 894757. For security and confidential reasons you can contact me on this email address provided, I anticipate your quick response on this email adderss: (steve_oba45@yahoo.com)
 
THIS ARE THE  WEB SITE OF THE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ZIMBABWEANS AND THE BLACK ZIMBABWEANS SUFFER IN LAND REFORM WEB SITE
www.hrw.org/reports/2002/zimbabwe/ZimLand0302-03.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1576812.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2414713.stm
 
   
  Best regard.
Mr. ROBERT MZILA
(For and on behalf of my family)
 
 


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