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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: "Mrs. Susan Halams" <agamajohnson@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.halams23@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:06:09 +0300
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY AND CALL.




From Mrs. Susan Halams,
ADDRESS: 342 LOUISWAY RIVONIA SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
PHONE: + 27- 739 452 962
My dear in the lord
Good day,

Attn: Sir, Madam

URGENT FAMILY HELP NEEDED

With truth and sincerity I write you this letter hoping that you will be of
good assistance to my family. For the purpose of introduction, I am Mrs. Susan
Halams, from the Democratic Republic of Congo {DRC} the wife of the late
Mr.Kennedy Halams. My Late Husband Mr.Kennedy Halams. was the Managing
Director
of the Democratic Republic of Congo {DRC} Gold and Diamond Mine
industry during
the reign of late President of Congo, Laurent Kabila who was
assassinated on 16
January 2001 and his son Joseph Kabila was named head of state in ten days
later. And my late husband was killed by rebel groups as the crisis accusing
him of been a supporter of Laurent Kabila during beginning of the civil war in
my country.

I got this address through network on line, courtesy of South Africa
information exchange here in Johannesburg; hence I write to ask of your kind
favour and gesture. However, we are saddled with the problem of securing a
trust worthy individual with a confidential and certified foreign account to
perfectly transfer the sum of (USD$25.7Million) United States dollars, or a
trustworthy company. My late husband on my behalf in south, Africa deposited
this consignment (MONEY) before he was assassinated. But due to the south
Africa Government Policy prohibit an asylum seeker [refugee} from operating
Bank account or indulging in any business transaction whatsoever, I and my
family decided to seek for a foreign partner be it a personal or company to
assist us transfer this consignment to abroad for investment purposes.

The ethnic conflicts had started over land issues but ended up as bloody
struggles for control of resources, as in the case of Ituri Province in the
northeast where leaders of armed groups have manipulated tensions between the
Hema and the Lendu peoples to serve their own political and economic
interests.
According to an emographic study published in April 2003 by the International
Rescue Committee, an NGO based in the US, over 3.3 million people have died in
the conflict. A great number died of side effects of the war such as
malnutrition and diseases caused by massive displacement of population and the
collapse of the countries political and health-care systems. This conflict is
one of the most deadly in Africa?s history.

I feel confident to introduce this offer to you as a trustworthy and a humane
person. For your participation and assistance of this transfer, a negotiable
percentage will be discussed based on your interest but my family is
willing to
offer 20% of the total sum for the assistance. Conclusively, you're requested
to furnish me back with your interest in the above matter by e-mail provided
above. All I need from you are: your personal telephone/fax numbers for easy
communication and your personal details (identification) to enable me furnish
you with more information regarding this matter.

I will need this transaction to be concluded within a short period so I can
relocate to your country and invest under your supervision. Kindly attend to
this letter as a letter from a widow who is in need of your
assistance. Waiting
for your urgent reply, thanks for your co-operation. You Can Contact me or my
son Morgan with the above telephone number


God bless you.
Mrs. Susan Halams & Family






















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