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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: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 10:41:52 +0200
Subject: VS: [SPAM]: URGENT FOR HELP



-----Opprinnelig melding-----
Fra: From: Mrs. Janet Malani [mailto:manferdmalani@gmail.com]
Sendt: 9. mai 2010 19:24
Til: undisclosed-recipients:
Emne: [SPAM]: URGENT FOR HELP

From: Mrs. Janet Malani
14 Oak Avenue Rand burg
Johannesburg South Africa
Email: janetmalani@yahoo.com
Tel:+27 78 722 9477..
Dear ,

Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cause you
because I know it may come to you as a surprise as we' have no previous
Correspondence. I got your contact as I was searching for helping hand in
your country; this is why I decided to appeal to you directly for assistance
because I have no relations or friends in your country to help me.

I am Mrs. Janet Malani from Zimbabwe. I am a widow being that I lost my
husband Two years ago. My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa
exporting board until his death .He was assassinated last January 2008 by
the rebels following the political uprising.

But before the death of my husband, he anticipated some dangers and so
he deposited the sum of (US$18 Million United States Dollars) in the name of
our only son Manfred Malani with the help of reputable security company in
south Africa with the intention of using it to open up fertilizer
manufacturing company among other companies in our neighboring country
(Swaziland) after his university education. On the 15th January 2008, the
war veterans and some supporters of (ZANU-PF) ruling party trooped into our
compound and assassinates him (my husband) to death. Since then, they have
been terrorizing my only son, manfred Malani, but he managed to escape to a
neighboring country, South Africa as a political asylum seeker (refugee).
But his position in South Africa does not permit him to open an account or
run any huge financial business.

I want you to do me a favor to receive this fund to a safe account in your
country or any safer place as the beneficiary. For your assistance, I have
two options for you.

Firstly you can choose to have 20% of the money for your assistance, and
helping my family investing these funds or you can go into partnership with
me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Which
ever option you want, please do notify me in your reply. I have plans to do
investment in your country, in real estate and Industrial production. This
is my reason for writing to you.

Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son Manfred, indicate
your interest in replying soonest.

Upon your immediate response, I will immediately arrange and send to you all
the information's that will empower your good self in finalizing the
transaction with the security company in South Africa. I will also send to
you the agreement that will protect both interests. And also further
information about your self is necessary for I can not play on this.

You can contact my son on this Number +27 78 722 9477,.Waiting for your
prompt and positive response.

Thanks and God Bless.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Janet Malani
(For the Family).

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