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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: "j d" <jd17@unimail.mn>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:53:58 -0700
Subject: JOHN FROM ZIMBABWE


* JOHN FROM ZIMBABWE*

*Pretoria, South Africa**
<johnmoyo@jmail.co.za>*

*CALL ME 0027 83 887 7337*



*DEAR SIR.*




*My name is John **Omar the elder son of Mr. Anthony Omar of Zimbabwe This*
*might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact. A career
diplomat who I consulted in my search for a reliable individual/company who
can assist me in transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad to a company
or private account introduced your firm to me.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mutable to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
their 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 Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe?s supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the finance Company
inPRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, the sum of US$6. 500 000 mafter the death of my
father; we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had
deposited the money in the finance Company as family 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 to operate any bank account We have agreed to offer you 20% of the
total sum for your assistance, 2% will be mapped out for any expenses that
may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 78% 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, family
Email: **johnomar2@gmail.com* <johnomar2@gmail.com>

* *

*Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.**
**WE NEED THE FOLLOWING.
1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR ADDRESS
3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND MOBILE
4) YOUR ACCOUNT PARTICULARS WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE
TRANSFERRED. *

*
Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,
MR. John Omar for the family*

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