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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 nelly moyo <nellymoyo13@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:17:13 +0200
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP























>From Mrs Nelly MoyoJOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICADear Sir/Madam, INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP 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 and I to transfer fund to his personal or private account and for investment purpose.I am Mrs. Nelly Moyo the wife of late Mr. Fred Moyo, who was the "Chairman" of the farmer¢s co-operation in Zimbabwe. My husband was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by the President Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that just happened in Zimbabwe.Before the death of my husband he had taken me to South Africa to deposit the sum of $29,500,000 (TWENTY-NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in a private security company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
This money was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. Before his death, his is a Major shareholder of companies in Zimbabwe.After my husband died we moved to South Africa and belonging to our foreign partner pending when we see somebody that will assist us transfer this fund to his account oversea and for the safety of our family.

We are presently in South Africa as Refugee) (Asylum Seekers )and as such the law of South Africa does not permit us to operate or open any bank account here in South Africa or be involved in any financial transaction with the bank. That is why we contacted you to assist us in this transaction. We are ready to compensate you with 30% of the total fund for accepting to assist us,please do contact my son Tony immediately on (tony_moyo_01@yahoo.com) Or (tony_moyo_01@hotmail.com) Telephone 0027-735-532-001. as he will inform you of the entire procedure to follow,indicating your interest as soon as possible, on receiving of your acceptance,Do also remember to maintain the confidentiality that this transaction demands.


Yours Truly,

Mrs. Nelly Moyo


(For the family)

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