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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: "david nkomo" <nkomo.david@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:59:45 +0100
Subject: please get back to me


Good day Sir,
I know you will be surprised to read this mail from me, but please consider
this letter as a genuine request from a family in thire need of your humble
assistance.
Firstly,

I must introduce myself. I am David Nkomo. A Citizen of Zimbabwe, but I am
contacting you from Accra Ghana where I am now seeking political asylum. I
got your contact from a business Directory on the Internet.I am the son of
Mr. Sameul Nkomo, a wealthy farmer and senior politician with the opposition
political party in my country, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Our
wicked President Robert Mugabe murdered my father some few years ago, I ran
away from my country because I have become his next target to be
eliminated.My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in The
MDC, a party wanting to end the several years of brutal Dictatorship
government of President Robert Mugabe. You will read more stories about
President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web site:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

My father was accused of assisting the White farmers, back then in fighting
the government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead. The
government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for
proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's
associate Mr. Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain assisted me in
fighting my father's death through the Court and media.The Government saw us
as a big threat to them and decided to eliminate us. Mr. Olds was attacked
and murdered in his House, but fortunately, before they came looking for me,
I got the information and left the country through the border to Accra
Ghana in oder to save my life,Below is my reason for contacting you.

My father deposited a huge Sum of money in the total sum of US$20.5M
[Twenty million, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars] presently with
one Security Company in Accra Ghana, my father kept this money in one trunk
box in disguise as family treasures and valuables and could not bank them
because of the situation in my Country.The government seized my father's
farms and bank accounts before his arrest and Murder.He told me everything
concerning the funds while he was still in detention.

please, I need your assistance in transfering the fund to your Country, so
that I can arrange on how to come over to your country for the investment of
the fund, I am willing to offer you 25% of the US$20.5 Million For your
assistance in providing an avenue which the money can get to you through
deplomatic immuinity, While 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may
occur during the transaction.and the remaining 65% is for me and my mother
for the investment. Please, let me know if you can assist me, so that I can
give you more details on how we shall proceed.As I wait for your urgent
Response,through this mail nkomodavid@yahoo.com. or +233244608497.Please
treat this information as top secret and very confidential.
Yours sincerly,
David Nkomo

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