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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: "Mr.Mohd Sulieman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohd@pisem.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:54:25 +0300
Subject: Please Contact me if you can help!!!!

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Mohd Suleiman a Zimbabwean national and a former adviser to President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
I am writing you for good and do not have any doubt or fear of helping me out.

I have decamped from the ruling ZANUPF party after seven years of service to this government,my resignation
and decamping was as a result of failed mandate by President Robert Gabriel Mugabe to his citizens and this
is now causing uprising and high rate of inflation as result of this there have been a call for his resignation which
he refused only willing to die on the seat.

However not to bore you with the happenings in my country,I want your service to help me reclaim the sum of $12 Million
which was mapped out by Robert Mugabe to fight his people that opposes his regime,this funds has been moved to a safe
location in United Arab Emirates earlier before the presidential election,but due to a ban placed on all of us that opposed
his government,the government in Zimbabwe therefore declared us wanted and has placed a ransom on our heads,for fear
of my security I have been hiding and do not want to return the funds back to my country until the government of the present
regime has steped aside.

In my quest to protect the funds I therefore decided to look for someone with whom I can entrust the funds for safe keep
pending when the struggle for redemption is over here.If you agree to partner with me I will give you $5 Million while $1
Million will be distributed to all charitable organisations in Zimbabwe and the remaining $6 will be for me.Having proportionately
shared this funds in advance this email will stand as a writen agreement binding on both of us.If agreed do reply back with
your full contact details including your direct phone line to enable me call you.

Remember that this is subject to confidentiality and must be protected without any third party interference.However do not
judge me without getting close to ascertain the authencity of my message.

Sincerely
Mr.Mohd Suleiman

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