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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: hhhhx1@web.de
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:08:13 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


FROM: MR. SANKARA ABBE=20
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: + 27-83-4937-186.Email: sankara=5Fabbe201@yahoo.co.in [mailto:sankara=5Fa=
bbe201@yahoo.co.in]
[mailto:abbesankara2@yahoo.co.in]


ATTN: PRESIDENT / MANAGING DIRECTOR.


PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My name is, MR. SANKARA ABBE the elder son of Mr. DAVID ABBE of Zimbabwe. =
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I =
got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesbur=
g, South Africa.=20

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports o=
f our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his pa=
rty members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender a=
ll farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not=
support Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt=
everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of ite=
ms in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with a Security Company in Johan=
nesburg, South Africa the sum of US$10 MILLION (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES =
DOLLARS). After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic=
of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company =
as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to=
move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not =
allowed tooperate any Bank Account within South Africa. We have agreed to =
offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out =
for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction wh=
ile 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and =
fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above Teleph=
one and E-mail numbers. Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and a=
bsolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR. SANKARA ABBE=20
NB:PLEASE FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS, REPLY ME TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:sankara=
=5Fabbe201@yahoo.co.in


=09
Schon geh=F6rt=3F Der neue WEB.DE MultiMessenger kann`s mit allen:=20
*http://www.produkte.web.de/messenger/=3Fdid=3D3015* [http://www.produkte.web.=
de/messenger/=3Fdid=3D3015]

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