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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: Mr.Zinfy Lucas Mbeki <zinfymbeki@yahoo.ie>
Reply-To: Jacleo4hook@aol.com
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:58:46 +0100
Subject: urgent response


Attention:

My name is Mr. Zinfy Lucas Mbeki I am South African man by birth and resident =
in Spain .
I am a sale and account manager in a financial consultancy firm here Madrid . =
My Company is mandated to source for reliable investors in the World over to =
invest available funds in profitable business ventures.

This is why I am making this urgent contact with you and your associates, =
some prominent individuals in Marbella the Andalusia region of Spain made =
these funds available to my firm and the available fund is in US dollars =
amounting to millions, because of the heat they are now facing from the law =
for the unauthorized sales of states properties, the city mayor and deputy =
mayor amid allegations of money laundering is now under house arrest, for =
property development offences, including building on land protected from =
development, manipulation of public tenders, and the acceptance of bribes as =
well as schemes to alter the price of municipal services.

In this sleaze scandal, which hit the southern Spanish resort city Marbella =
in spring 2006,and they know their chances of not going to jail is slim they =
have asked my firm to act swiftly on their behalf in other for them not to =
lose out completely and save something for their family members.

Depending on your experience and proposal you will forward to us, we will =
determine a suitable amount to remit to you to kick off the business you =
intend to invest in. You will manage this business without interference for a =
period of three years, after which, the profit on investment will be shared =
after taxation.

The investment areas are not limited and may include new businesses or =
injection of funds into an existing firm that, of course, is profit oriented, =
bearing in mind that you are not authorized to invest in public Companies or =
Government agencies.

You can incorporate a firm fully owned by you based on the laws of your =
Country or invest this money in a private Company=92s a shareholder. You can =
equally trade stock or export and import goods as may be profitable. Fresh =
funds may also be invested to enlarge the business if the prospects are good. =


All these are without any liability to you as this is a risk that the fund =
owners are ready to take, you will be required to make urgent contact with us =
to finalize arrangements on how to move the agreed funds into a fresh account =
you will open with the bank where I have lodged the funds and sign related =
documents that will authorize you to manage this money on our behalf. A draft =
agreement will be forwarded to you to enable us fine-tune all gray areas and =
ensure a smooth take off.

Please, reply to this mail and I will forward more information to you all we =
need is to ascertain your credibility, resourcefulness and experience.
I earnestly await your response.

Regards,
Mr. Zinfy Lucas Mbeki
Kindly reply to:Jacleo4hook@aol.com
Telephone #: +34- 696-738-500
Mr. Zinfy Lucas Mbeki
Email: mr.zinfymbeki@yahoo.ie
Telephone #: +34- 696-738-500

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