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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: richard duncan <richard_duncan005@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <duncan_r2@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:06:51 +0200
Subject: Dearest One



Dearest One

A CRY FOR HELP

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail; I got your contact through the net when I was searching a reliable Person who will assist my family out of this predicament here in Africa.

I am Richard Duncan, a son of a rich farmer in Zimbabwe Late Mr. Peter Duncan. My father was assassinated last two years in the war zone area in Zimbabwe. My mother who is suffering high blood pressure (BP) caused by my father’s death and I with my only sister are presently in West Africa (Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire), where we were granted political asylum. I inherited the sum of U.S. $10,500,000.00 (Ten million five hundred thousand United States dollars) from my late father,

My late father deposited this money in private security Company here for his plans to use it set-up a big company when the problem erupted in our country he saw that the country is no longer conducive for him and both of us. I have every prove of documents to the deposition of the electronic trunk box contained the fund U.S. $10,500,000.00; he deposited and declared it to the security as family valuables documents/African art work.

My reason for contacting you is that this country is know Longer a safe place for my family investment for the fear of Encountering the same experience of my late father in future Since the both countries has the same political history based on this point we seek for your assistance as a Reliable partner to do this transaction with us Abroad. If you are Interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country or Becoming my partner in business, please try to contact me on the email address soon as possible.

Endeavour to keep this transaction very private and confidential, because it's my family lifetime future Investment.

What will be your percentage for assisting us?

Best Regard.

Please you can read about problems in Zimbabwe from the links below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm

Richard Duncan,

(For The Family)
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