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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: jones malangwa <jones.m08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jones.malangwa@mail.md>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:39:50 +0000
Subject: FROM DR JONES MALANGWA.VERY URGENT


FROM DR JONES MALANGWA.TELEX:448717151387BRITISH REFUGEE CAMP,SUSSEX GB4H9SOUTH EAST LONDON.

SIR/MADAM.
WHAT I AM DISCUSSING WITH YOU RIGHT NOW IS VERYCONFIDENTIAL AND IT REQUIRES YOUR ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCEAND TRUST DESPITE THE FACT WE HAVE NOT MET, I WILLREMAIN POSITIVE MINDED WITHIN ME THAT YOU WILL GIVETHIS INFORMATION A SECOND THOUGHT CONSIDERING THEBENEFICIAL ASPECT OF IT AND THE SITUATION I AM INTO.
AS STATED ABOVE I AM DR JONES MALANGWA FROM FEDERALREPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE AND A CLOSE ASSOCIATES OFPRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE OF ZIMBABWE. I AM CONTACTINGYOU FROM A BRITISH REFUGEE CAMP BECAUSE OF HOW I FLEDFROM THE COUNTRY AS REGARDS THE OPPPOSITION THEPRESENT ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT IS FACING WHICH HAVE EVENATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF THE INTERNATIONALCOMMUNITIES.

THE GOVERNMENT UNDER PRESIDENT MUGABE IS TERRORISINGTHE WHITE MAJORITIES WHO ARE MAINLY FARMERS AND WHOHAS AS WELL CONTRIBUTED TO THE AGRICULTURALDEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY. PRESIDENT MUGABE HAVEPERSISTENTLY DENIED THIS WHITE FARMERS THEIRCOMPENSATIONS AS HE TOOK ALMOST HALF OF THEIR FARMLANDS AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING TO HIMSELF THE PROCEEDSCOMING OUT FROM THESE FARMS. JUST FEW MONTHS BACK, HEGAVE ME THE SUM OF $15.5M TO DEPOSIT FOR HIM AT AFRICADEVELOPMENT BANK HEADQUARTERS IN ABIJAN CODEIVOREHENCE I HAVE BEEN HELPING HIM IN BANKING HIS STOLENMONIES FOR ALMOST 15YRS.

HOWEVER, THE MONEY HE GAVE ME TO DEPOSIT HAVE BEENDIVERTED PERSONALLY BY ME AND I HAVE SINCE FLED TOLONDON WHERE I AM CONTACTING YOU AS A REFUGEE. THEFUNDS WAS KEPT IN PRIVATE SECURITY FINANCE BANK INLONDON AND BECAUSE OF MY SITUATION I NEED YOURASSISTANCE TO CLAIM THE MONEY SO THAT WE CAN SHARE IT50/50 AND IF POSSIBLE USE IT FOR JOINT VENTURE IN ANYGOOD BUSINESS VENTURE YOU WISH COULD BE PROFITABLE FORUS. I WILL RELOCATE TO YOUR COUNTRY ONCE THE MONEY ISCLAIMED BY YOU.

PLEASE IF YOU WILL COOPERATE WITH ME TO ACTUALIZETHIS BUSINESS, SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS ALTERNATIVEEMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE BRIFING. I WANT THIS FUNDSCLAIMED IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE ME RE-ALLOCATE AS ILEARNT THE PRESIDENT IS SERIOUSLY LOOKING FOR ME.
BEST REGARDS,
DR JONES MALANGWA.


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