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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: James Moyo <ja.moyo15@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:46:09 +0200
Subject: Greeting's from James Moyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



FROM: JAMES MOYO.JOHANNEBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEl:00 27 83 358 1888Private Email: moyofamily02@yahoo.com

Goodday Dear,

I know you will be suprise to received this email from me since you don't know who I am or meeting be before. I am well confident in my spirit with your capability of executing this transaction for the mutual benefit of both families, believing that you will not expose or betray the trust and confident I am about to repose to you. I am contacting you with the greatest delight and personal respect.

I am James Moyo, the son of late (Chief) Johnson Molomba Moyo, who was murdered last year of June by the forces loyal to president Robert Mugabe due to their support in acquiring his land and property during the crisis in Zimbabwe last year, which continued and led to the lost of several lives of foreign (white) farmers.

President Robert Mugabe has started destruction of houses that belongs to people opposing the Brutal Government in power President Robert Mugabe and their supporters. The demolition has left more than 9000,000.00(Nine hundred thousand) Zimbabweans homeless and destitute affected more than 2.4 million people there is massive violation of human right that has been undertaken by Harare government as reported on cable network news (CNN) and by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BCC). Your contact information came to me from your country's trade journal during my search for a reliable and God fearing person that can assist me, and I quite believe on my own that you can be of great help in this regard even if I am not acquainted to you before.

Believing you are sincere and trustworthy person and of transparent honesty and capable of handing this transaction to the best of your knowledge in assisting me as your family, in Claiming the sum of US$ 11,500.000.00. (Eleven million, five hundred thousand united state Dollars) Into your foreign account for safekeeping pending on my arrival to your country for our investment plan.

You may need to know how this fund originated. The sum was inherited from my late Father who was assassinated by Robert Mugabe's aides in view of acquiring his land and property. I got to know of this fund when our family lawyer, approached me few months ago with some documents that my late Father had filed with him. In the file, I realized that my late Father (blessed memory) has written a ("WILL" ) which he specifically pointed my attention and He quote. My Dear Son, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$11,500.000.00 (Eleven million five hundred thousand united state dollars) which I deposited with a Private Security Company in South Africa. All documents concerning the fund is filed with our family lawyer and you can make lay claim to the fund in case of my absence on earth only by death. I made an agreement with the Security Company that my foreign partner will stand as a beneficiary to lay claim of the money.

The beneficiary will come forward to make claim of the consignment of (Chief) Johnson Molomba Moyo, my late Father advised me through my lawyer that incase if he dies that I should look for a foreigner who will stand as the beneficiary of the fund so that the fund will be transfer to his or her overseas account for partnership investment. Since no name was mention to the Security Company by my late Father, please i will like us to work together as a family you will stand as my late father foreign partner to claim the consignment/fund and we move the fund to your country account.

From the above you can understand that my future especially depends strongly on this money, I will like you to assist me in transferring this money into your overseas account for investment. At the moment, I am residing in South Africa as an asylum seeker (Refugee) I have arranged with a Financial adviser whom contact details was given to me by a church Pastor down here in South Africa who will assist in this transfer.

For your assistance in this regard, it will interest you to know that i will be willing to come to terms with you regarding your reward for helping me actualize this matter. I has aspect to offer you 25% (precent) for your kind assitance. It is equally important to state here that considering the nature of this matter, I will required that it is handle most discreetly.

Kindly contact me using the above particulars upon receipt of this letter for execution details and other necessary discussion. Your private phone and fax number will be needed for easier communication thank you in anticipation of your trusted and genuine assistance. Please kindly keep every of my information Confidential to avoid involving my life as well.

Thanks and Remain Bless,

Yours sincerely,James Moyo.
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