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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: "zamkoo koo" <zemxx3@mail.mn>
Reply-To: maixxxxt@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 23:35:35 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Dear Sir/Madam

We send this mail to you with utmost sincerity of heart and also with
confidence that you will understand our course and our resolve to fight to
better the living standards of young children and women caught up in the
political conflict of Zimbabwe.

It is no longer news that the Zimbabwe's inflation is the highest in the
world and in fact has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records and it is
caused by only one man, Robert Mugabe. It is no longer news that white
farmers were deprived of their farms just for the selfishness of one man,
Robert Mugabe.

While the country was plunged into hardship and soaring inflation, this same
man, not only clanged to power by refusing to accept the election results,
he ordered a massive hip load of arms and ammunitions from China. When the
world is rising against wars and arms dealings, China, known for their abuse
of human rights shamelessly contracted this arms deal with Robert Mugabe,
but thanks to our neighboring countries of South Africa and Angola, who
refused this ship load to anchor in their territorial waters.

We are on exile in South Africa because we refused to print excessive
electoral materials he wanted to rig the election with. We are now termed
dissidents and must be killed.
This money he paid which is $18.5M ( Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
US Dollars) which he paid cash through his Chinese counterparts are safely
delivered and is now safely locked in a safe here in South Africa. We may
not be able to live long enough because he is really out to revenge.
Please if you have a big heart like us, and you care for those children and
women suffering there, take this money, invest it and send back the proceeds
in form of Aids to assist those children and women. South African government
is not ready to confront him so it is risky to find anybody here that can
help.
We will safely deliver the fund to you through a diplomatic means. If you
are interested, please get back to us and we will discuss the modalities.
Unfortunately, our identities must remain confidential for now for security
reasons.

Contact us through any of these email address.

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