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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: "Yetumego Andoche" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yetumego@webmail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:10:37 +0200
Subject: Re: Please get back to me urgently!

Andoche Khwele Yetumego
Tel: +27780102301
Email: yetumego@webmail.co.za

Re: confidential message.

Dear Sir,

I would be brief in my introduction for security reason-s. My names are Yetumego Khwele Andoche. My father; Mr. Julius Andoche was an elite farmer in our district. He was the co-owner and the executive manager of Arizona farm situated in the Virginia ; commercial farming area of Macheke, east of Harare Zimbabwe . My father was brutally murdered by war veterans; tugs of our tyrant president Robert Mugabe, some wearing Zanu PF tee shirts, forcibly took him away from his farm including his partner Mr. David Stevens who was also murdered. I am writing on my personal capacity, requesting if you are available and have the capability to aid my family embark on some principal investments in your country, by assisting us transfer sum of money amount to (US$ 18,000,000.00) Eighteen Million U.S. Dollars into your account intended for capitalization of business in your country.

In my search for trustworthy and honest partner after studying your country economic status and investment opportunity through Network and Directory information on line, I decided to get in touch with you. Also with the ongoing political crises even after the agreement of government of national unity, our patient couldn’t convince us to stay any longer while there is no hope of solution; we wish to contact you for urgent aid to relocate our money out for investment purpose. The same political brutality that led to my father’s death and that of his partner in the hand of Mr. Robert Mugabe; still going on today with the land reform policy in Zimbabwe devised by the unparalleled "Land Use Act" of the government of Mr. Robert Mugabe in which his government has subjectively cultivated and obtained all farm lands owned by the white farmers and oppositions of Mugabe in the country.

The resultant struggles and trouble have conveyed about the killing of the thousands farm owners by the cruel government agents selected to implement the new order. Because of my father's position, his criticism about my Mugabe’s stand on the land reform matter, the group of Mugabe tugs brutally killed my father in 17 April. The worst was that his body was recovered five days later. Seeing that the entire family was in serious danger of destruction, we immediately fled Zimbabwe to South Africa , where we have sojourned ever then for asylum but before their death; my father and Mr. David foresee the danger ahead after receiving rumors of treat against him and his colleagues, My father secretly moved proceeds of (US$ 18,000,000.00) Eighteen Million U.S. Dollars from a collective sales of some his property and farmlands including those Mr. David in agreement to South Africa, and had the same deposited in with a finance company here in Johannesburg. For obvious reasons, he had a
greement with them in (principle)

My mother and I are in consensus agreed to discuss further terms with you on what to offer you for your assistance, but we have mapped out (fifteen percent) of the total sum for your humble assistance or would stand to have partnership (business) with you if you will agree. It is similarly vital to condition here that considering the nature of this matter, we will require that you accept our proposal with utmost secrecy to avoid unfairness even if you are not interested.

If this offer interests you and you wish to help us, urgently get back to me for more information and clarity. Your personal details, which include private telephone and fax numbers, will be highly appreciated in your response to this email for easy communication between us.

Thanks while I wait for your honesty and positive answer!

Yours truly,

Mr. ANDOCHE YETUMEGO.

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