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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: FROM ALEX JONKOLO GEZI <alexjonkolo105@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:29:52 +0200
Subject: CALL ME ON 00 27 7365 94 956 FOR MORE DETAILS


FROM; Mr Alex Jonkolo Gezi
ADD:2-3 Nelson Mandela Avenue,
Sandton City, Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Email -(alexjonkolo=5F2007@yahoo.com [mailto:alexjonkolo=5F2007@yahoo.com])TEL=
:00 27 7365 94 956 Greetings to you,
This may appear a bit surprising to you but very beneficial; as a=20
matter of urgency, i am desparately looking for a foriegn partner whom=20
i can trust to handle some investment or fund movement.I am MR. Alex Jonko=
lo Gezi , son of late MR.Martins Metu Gezi, who was murdered by the Zimbab=
wean veterans and sponsored assasins of the tyrant Robert Mugabe.I write t=
o solicit for your special assistance to a family shattered by=20
a tyrannical government led by a dictator and his (ZANU-PF) ruling=20
party- president Robert Mugabe.Because of land and farm land crisis in Zim=
babwe, the government=20
secretly sponsored the war veterans and some irrate party members to=20
disposess the land being occupied by white farmers. This action has led=20
to the killing of some members of opposition party...The MDC including=20
my father(MARTINS METU GEZI),who did not support this ill-fated action.But=
before the death of my father, he anticipated some dangers and so=20
he deposited the sum of US$14.5m (Fourteen million Five hundered Thousand=20
United States Dollars)in my name at a reputable=20
security company in South Africa with the intention of using to open=20
fertilizer manufacturing company among other companies in our=20
neighbouring country (Swaziland )after my university education.On the 29th=
of July, 2001, the war veterans and some supporters of=20
(ZANU-PF)ruling party trooped into our compound and axed him(my=20
father) to death. Since then, they have been terrorizing me,=20
but i managed to escape to a neighbouring country, South=20
Africa as a political asylum seeker (refugee) with my mother.I and my moth=
er are right now in the Republic of South Africa as=20
Assylum refugees because of the social political and economic crises in=20
my country (Zimbabwe) which detoriates everyday by day especially AFTER=20
THIS RECENT VISIT OF THE U.S PRESIDENT G.W.BUSH TO AFRICA AND=20
CONDERMED THE MUGABE'S REGIME.=20
Also, there is massive arrest and five years detainsion of all the=20
protestants and the MDC supporters as ordered by President Robert=20
Mugabe.Conseqently, our status/position here in South Africa does not perm=
it=20
us to open an account or run any huge financial business. That is why I=20
want this fund to be transferred out of South Africa(BEFORE IT IS=20
FROOZEN BY THE ROARING LION of the tyrant Robert Mugabe's regime)=20
into your private/company account so that you will assist us to invest it =
in
your country.But before we continue in this transaction, we would have to=
sign an=20
AGREEMENT for our protection and rights. Also, i wish to inform you=20
that this transaction is NOT A CHILD'S PLAY and it is 100% REAL AND=20
RISK FREE and been assisted by an international business law firm=20
basedhere in South Africa and we are looking forward to employing the=20
services of another law firms in USA to prove its transparency and legitim=
acy
and avoid all any interception by the internal, international and=20
multi-national monetary bodies.
Hence,if you agree to assist us, we will offer you 20% of the money for=20
your assistance, 10% will be for the possible expenses incurred in the=20
process of this transaction, while 70% will be for our family
investment(s) in your country through your assistance.
I need your urgent and confidential response.Best regards,
Alex Jonkolo Gezi,
FOR THE FAMILYNote: On your response and interest, you shall be introduced=
to the=20
international business law firmbased here in Johannesburg South Africa=20
and a top South African Reserve Bank Director SARB who is assisting my=20
family in this transaction for anyquery/demand for due clearifications.Als=
o, all the related documents to this transaction including the=20
certificates that cover this money from both the security company,=20
international and national monetary laws and clearence documents from=20
the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to prove the legality, existence ,=20
transparency, drug free and Risk Free of this transaction are in safe=20
custody with the law firm.You can as well read more about the crises in my=
country and about this=20
situation on the followingTHREE sites:http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa=
/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/ [http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/viol=
ence.zimbabwe/]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html [http://w=
ww.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html]www.dailynews.zim=
babwe.com [http://www.dailynews.zimbabwe.com/]Note: YOU HAVE NO RISK TO BE=
AR NOR QUESTIONS TO ANSWER NOW AND
AFTER THE REALISATION OF THE TRANSACTION BECAUSE IT IS ABSOLUTELY
SAFE AND SECURED.Waiting for your prompt and positive response through(ale=
xjonkolo=5F2007@yahoo.com [mailto:alexjonkolo=5F2007@yahoo.com])Thanks.Mr Alex=
Jonkolo Gezi,
For the family.:00 27 7365 94 956.


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