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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: Lucas Zinfy <donjandro@myway.com>
Reply-To: donjandro@hushmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:33:46 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT OFFER


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's 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:donjandro@hushmail.com

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