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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: "simba family" <simba.family22@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:40:13 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR FAMILY ASSISTANCE DO WE NEGOTIATE?


FROM: MARTIN SIMBA
25 HOPE CRESCENT,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA .
E-MAIL simbafamily@hotmail.com

Good day,

Don't be surprised to receive this message, I am martin Simba, son of Mr.
Smith Simba(SIMBA TOBACCO FARM ZIMBABWE ) , my father was murdered by
Zimbabwe veterans and critic black people of ZANU-PF ruling party, if you
are conversant with CNN AFRICA.

Before the death of my father on the 29th of Feb 2002, he was a prosperous
tobacco and coffee farmer who has invested much in agriculture sector and a
very major sponsor of the opposition party (MOVEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC CHANGE).

PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE and his ZANU-PF ruling with the new land reform
system, the government secretly sponsor the war veterans and Irate party
members to dispose the land being occupied by whites and some rich farmers
who are opposed to his consistent staying in power and radical and
unnecessary reforms target to his political opponents and high rate of abuse
of human right which led to the killing of some members of opposition party
including my father Smith Simba
I acknowledge very well that my father deposited the sum of US$18M (EIGHTEEN

MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) with a security and financial company here
in Johannesburg South - Africa with the intention of using it for the
purchase of new farm machineries and chemical for Agricultural purpose as
well as purchasing hectares of land in Botswana. I got your contact through
chamber of commerce .With the high risk of staying in my country we are now
on political asylum.(refugee) here in South - Africa, my position does not
allow me to open an account or to normalize this fund to any meaningful
business transaction, I want you to understand that this is purely family
fund not money laundering affair.

I solicit for your honest assistance to a family shattered by Mugabe's
government, I want this fund to be transferred to your nominated account
overseas, with your partnership, I will invest in your country, I and my
mother have agreed to offer you 30% of the fund for your kind assistance
then 5% will be for any possible expenses that might occur in the process of
this transaction while 65% will be for my family investment in your country
, be assured that all the necessary document backing this fund has been
arranged by me and my attorney, feel free to ask any question regarding this
transaction.

Hoping to hear from you soonest, kindly contact me through the email
above or below. I need your urgent and confidential response towards this
transaction. Contact me through my private email box (
simbafamily@hotmail.com)

You can find more information on
www.zimbabwesituation.com


Thanks and God Bless
Regards.
martin Simba.

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