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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: stells ford <fstella05@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: fmissstella@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:50:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Beloved One:


Dear Beloved One:



Greetings to you,

I wish to bestow this mutual trust in you, which I believe you will not
ignore or betray my godly bestowed trust in you; I also apologize in
advance for any in convenience this letter may cause you. My name is
Stella Ford, the elder daughter of Mr.Nzamanu Ford of Zimbabwe. I know
this might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.
I got your esteem contact and particulars out of desperate search for a
business minded personality in your country, who will honestly trust
and assist my younger brother and I to realize our inherited funds into
his/her account and as well as invest it into a lucrative business.

=A0

During the recent war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the
supporters of our President, Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned
farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all the white
farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his
followers.

=A0

My father being one of the few rich and successful black farmers in our
country was also victimized because of his opposition to Mugabe's
policies. And because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's
supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm,
killed my parents and made away with a lot of items in my father's
farm. This action was taken because my late father felt the growing
tension on the farm issue, but I guess he never anticipated the tragedy
that brought their brutal and sudden death.

=A0

My father, Before his unfortunate death he deposited with one of the
Security Company in Accra Ghana the sum of US$5.5M after the death of
my father, my brother and I escaped to the Republic of Ghana where he
had deposited the money in the Security Company as a family treasure's.
And we were permitted to reside here as Political Refugees. So because
of our present and unpleasant status here we decided to contact an
overseas firm/individual that can assist us to move this money out of
Ghana because, as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any
financial transaction of such amount within Ghana and also to assist in
providing me and my brother a permanent residential permit in your
country after the money must have been transferred to your account.

=A0

We have agreed to offer you 35% of the total sum for your assistance,
and the rest will be for my brother and I, to Invest in your country.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire details
including your readiness to assist me achieve this transaction for
investment purposes in your country under your supervision. Please
further details on how to achieve this transaction. Also, send your
confidential phone numbers for further/easier communication.

=A0

I have to re-assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and
should be treated with absolute confidentiality. All the vital
documentation/certification that has to do with the origin of the fund
is with me for the security reasons. And I will send them to you upon
request for your perusals. And I guarantee you that this fund is not
government fund, drug money, or from arms deals.

=A0

I will detail you more immediately I receive your acceptance response.
I hope this is the beginning of a prosperous relationship between us.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

=A0

Yours faithfully

Stella Ford.

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