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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 Janet Madiba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_officemailbox2010@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 04:45:34 -0800
Subject: RE: I NEED YOUR HELP





Dear Sir/Madam,

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Please do not think this is one of those scam or junk mails you receive in your
mailbox/fax machine, which I receive also, but I plead for your tolerance.

I got your contact address from Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Accra.
My name is Mrs. Janet Madiba, the wife of Late Mr. Desmond Madiba of Zimbabwe.
Let me quickly bring to your knowledge why I need your urgent assistance.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of
our PRESIDENT MR. ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our country,
he ordered all the white owned farmers to surrender all their farms to his party
members and his followers, my husband was among the rich black farmers in the
country who stand firmly against the way the white farmers were being brutally
maltreated, taking their farms without compensation.

This land problem came when PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE introduced a New Land Act Reform
(NLAR), which wholly affected the rich white farmers. This resulted to killing and
mob action by the Zimbabwean war veterans. In fact many people were killed because of
the land reform act for which my husband was among the victims and after his
assassination, the same Government burned our farm and residential building.

The only thing left for us is the sum of US$30,500.000.00 (Thirty Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), which my husband deposited in one of
the private finance security company in Accra Ghana before his death, as if he
foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This money is protected in a big metal box and was declared to the security company
at the point of deposit as precious valuables e.g. Gold, Diamond and Germ Stone to
avoid the security company knowing that the contents of the consignment deposited
with them contains cash. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines
and chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland.

It is for this reason that I and my son seek asylum in Accra Ghana so that we
can invest this fund as well. But since our arrival here, we have spent quite
a fortune looking for how we can get through in order to clear this fund out
of the security company, but all our effort were abortive due to the law of
Ghana that prohibits a person with refugee status to operate a bank account
or do any banking transaction of this magnitude. As the wife, I am saddled
with the responsibility of seeking for a genuine foreign partner that will
assist us transfer this fund to his/her account for investment.

I must also let you know that this transaction is100% risk free and my family
has agreed to give you 40% of the total money 5% will be for any expenses that
may occur during the time of this transaction and 55% is for the entire family
for investment in your country. Upon your acceptance to this offer, you are
strictly advised to reply through our family office e-mail:
info_officemailbox2010@yahoo.co.jp I will also like you to furnish us with your
private phone number, so that we can establish that mutual communication.
For more information, read on this website below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm

Thanks as I expect your soonest response also you can contact me or my son
Nelson Madiba on above tale phone number. +233-265-587-848

Mrs. Janet Madiba
(For the family)


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