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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: Moses Gideni <mosg1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrmsgideni@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:20:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MR MOSES


GREETINGS,

Request from a family in dares of your humble assistance. I am Mr.Moses Gid=
eni the son of Kunda Gideni assist me to transfer money on behalf of my lat=
e father,=A0 my father was Wealthy black farmer and senior politician with =
the opposition political party in Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change =
(MDC), who was murdered by President Robert Mugabe.=20
=A0
He was accused of assisting White farmers in fighting the government. The g=
overnment claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for p=
roper autopsy, and he was buried in the government cemetery. 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. Before the death of my fa=
ther, he took me and my brother to South Africa to deposit the sum of US$11=
,000,000, Million (Eleven=A0 Million united state Dollar's)=A0=A0 As if he =
knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe, this money was earmarked for the purch=
ase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of n=
ew farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.
=A0
Meanwhile me and my brother are currently staying in South Africa as Asylum=
Seekers planning to transfer this money to a foreign country where we can =
invest it, I am face with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in =
South Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in future because=
of constant economic instability in Africa. This was why we decided to con=
tact you.=A0=A0=A0 So if you are willing to assist us to transfer this mone=
y out of South Africa to your bank account wherever for investment, We have=
agreed to give you 25% of the total sum for your assistance,=A0 while the =
remaining money will be for me and my brother=A0 investment, which you will=
assist us to do abroad. Therefore, if you are willing and interested to re=
nder the needed assistance, Please get in touch with me by my Phone number =
to enable us discuss further.=A0=20
I am expecting your reply soonest. On your request, I shall also send you a=
ll the documents relating to this transaction.Thanks
Note that this transaction demands great hearts and true faith.
=A0
Yours truly,=A0=A0=20
Mr.Moses Gideni
Phone+27837288971=20



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