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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: "Mr.John Smith" <info@webnews.org>
Reply-To: johnsmith070@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:05:19 +0700
Subject: GOOD DAY



Dear Friend,
Greeting of the day! I hope all is well with you.
I do understand the concern this letter will bring to you for the fact
that it comes from someone strange to you. But be rest assured for it
come with good intentions. However, as I was going on research,
looking for responsible and trustworthy someone who can help, act and
assist me in this business/transferring some funds out from Accra
Ghana into his personal or company account overseas as my trustee.
I am John Smith, the Son of Mr. Andrew Smith from Zimbabwe , a wealthy
black farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party
in my country, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Our wicked
President Robert Mugabe murdered my father, before I ran away from my
country because I have become his next target to eliminate. My father
was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in The MDC, a party
wanting to end the several years of brutal Dictatorship government of
President Robert Mugabe. 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
My father was accused of assisting the White farmers in fighting the
government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead. The
government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen
for proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My
father's associate Mr. Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain
assisted me in fighting my father's death through the Court and media.
The Government saw us as a big treat to them and decided to eliminate
us. Mr. Olds was attacked and murdered in his House, but fortunately,
before they came looking for me, I received the news and I left the
country with my mother through the border to South Africa in order to
save my life, before my arrival here in Ghana.
Here is my reason for contacting you. Before the death of my father,
he deposited the sum of $ 12,500,000.00 (Twelve million Five hundred
thousand United States Dollars only) with a clearing house in Ghana to
purchase his farm machinery equipment, as if he foresaw the looming
danger in Zimbabwe . This money was earmarked for the purchase of new
machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new
farms in Lesotho and Swaziland .
The government seized my father's farms and banks accounts before his
arrest and Murder. He told me everything concerning the funds while he
was still in detention. This is why I need your assistance in securing
the funds there in your Country, so that I can arrange on how to come
over to your country for the investment of the fund and continue my
education carrier.
I am willing to transfer all right and privileges to you and offer you
25% of the US$12.5 Million, 10% goes to Charity and 65% will be for me
and my family, which will also be invested in your country for the
future Investment of my family, For your assistance to provide an
account where the funds will be transferred into because I am faced
with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in Ghana and the
financial law and Regulations of this country does not permit me
financial rights to such huge sum of money. In view of this, I cannot
invest the funds in Ghana , Moreover; the Ghanaian monetary policy/law
does not allow such investment by an asylum seeker or refugee. Please,
let me know if you can assist me, so that I can give you more details
on how we shall proceed.
.
As I wait for your urgent Response, please treat this information as
top secret, No one knows my where about and i want to maintain that
secrecy in order to be safe. In your return mail kindly include your
cell phone number as i will love to speak with you, your full names
and address plus occupation.
Yours truly,
John Smith
EMAIL:johnsmith070@yahoo.com.hk
TEL: +233 201 148 632

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