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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. Mudiwa Joseph Msika." <mudiwa_msika@yahoo.com.au> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:11:47 +0700
Subject: Contact For Investment.

From: Mrs. Mudiwa Joseph Msika.
Email: mudiwamsika@yahoo.com <mailto:mudiwamsika@yahoo.com>
Tell : 66-847150228.

Dear Sir.

I am Mrs. Mudiwa, wife of Joseph Msika former vice President of Zimbabwe, as you may know, my country is in shamble now due to stubborn attitude of our President Robert Mugabe, , he sacked my husband from the vice president seat because he refused to obey some of his Evil policies , for the moment our family is been intimated and harassed by the government authority, my husband is presently under house arrest.
I need your help to secure the fund he deposited here in Thailand, it was the only hope we have to survive now as most of our property and money in Zimbabwe have been seized .
If you are willing to assist me, kindly get back to me by mail or call me on the number above so that we can arrange for meeting, for the moment, I am here in Thailand with my Son{ Chamakomo} on temporary permit.
The total of the deposited fund is Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. {$5.5m}.
Best Regards.

Mrs. Mudiwa Joseph Msika


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