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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Kate Robertson <kaet20013@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kaet2000120@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:57:53 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Kate Robertson



I am highly delighted in being in contact with you.
I am Mrs.Kate Ben Robertson of zimbabwe,the wife,to the late minority right activist/environmentalist and leader of the movement for the survival of farmers in zimbabwe.Mr.Ben Robertson,who was killed during the last war against farmers in zimbabwe from the support of our president Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms to his party members and his followers,he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and followers.

My husband is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas,Mugabe's supporters invaded my husband's farm and burnt everything in the farm.Killing my husband made away with alot of itemsin my husband's farm and seized his properties.Before his death,my husband had deposited in the security company,the sum of U.S $9million(Nine Million united states dollars).
Due to the hostilities,harrassment and arrest being visited on the family by the government and it's agents.I am therefore aking for your kind understanding and assistance in the transfer process since the government have been unbearable for us to live.The fund as directed by my husband in his will shall be directed into meaningful and profitable investment in yourcountry.
Due to the amount of scam present in the world today,one find it difficult to solicit for help via the internet and get one,but dear friend,please find it somewhere in your heart and assist me.
As a young widow,with two(2) children to look after,you will need to give me sufficient assurance and guarantee that you will not sit on the fund when it is finally credited into your account.
I am sincerely optimistic you will not betray the trust which i wil build in you considering my situation as a desprate widow coupled with the circumstances in which my husband was brutally killed.
I await your earliest reply.Thanks.Best Regards.Mrs.Kate Ben Robertson
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