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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: "Matvei Miroslv"<matveimiroslv@live.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:41:53 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir,

SIR"

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal,
which I believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact
while I was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and
capable foreign partner that will assist me family and my sister to transferfund to his personal or compnay private account and for investment purpose.

I am Matvei Matveimiroslav am 28 years old the first son of Late Mr Matveimiroslav
, who s the "Chairman" of the farmer's co-operation in Zimbabwe.
My late Father was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by
the President Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that just
happened in Zimbabwe. After the death of my Father, we decided to move out from
ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger because of the money that my Father
kept in his hidden safe in our house. The amount contained in the safe is
(US$24,975000.00 Twenty four million nine hundred and seventy five thousand dollar

This money was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. Before his death, He is a
Major Share Holder of companies in Zimbabwe. After my Father died we moved to
Fed.Rep.Of Benin and deposited this money in a finical institution in a box
as valuables belonging to our foreign partner pending when we see somebody that
will assist us transfer this fund to his account oversea and for the safety of our family.
We are presently in Fed Reb Of Benin as Refugee (Asylum Seekers) and as such the
law of Fed. Rep.Of Benin does not permit us to operate or open any bank account here
in Fed. Rep.Of Benin or be involved in any financial transaction with the bank. That
is why we contacted you to assist us in this transaction.
We are ready to compensate you with 20% of the total fund for accepting to assist us,
contact me and my sister Ahmend Matvei on our email indicating your interest as soon
as possible, on receiving of your acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more clarification
on the modalities needed for smooth successful completion of this transaction.

I and my family will expect your kind reply sir.
Regards to your family.
Matvei Matveimiroslav

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