419 scam: "Mariam Ngono and son Mike" <forche019@att.net> Mariam Ngono and son Mike.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mariam.ngono2010@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mariam Ngono and son Mike" <forche019@att.net>
Reply-To: <mariam.ngono2010@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 14:48:38 -0700
Subject: Mariam Ngono and son Mike.

Mariam Ngono and son Mike.

15 West Street,

Crown Mine, Johannesburg

South Africa.

Dear Director/ Manager,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I need your

assistance. I happen to get your e-mail address from your country

information exchange here in Pretoria South Africa.

I am Mrs. Mariam Ngono the wife of late Mr. Eddy Ngono a well-known

farmer and businessman from the Republic of Zimbabwe who was

murdered in cold blood by the supporter and members of the ruling ZANUPF

party of President Robert Mugabe during the land reform program.

I and my son Mike has decided to leave this country establish in your

country though I have not meet with you before but I believe one has to put

confidence and trust in someone in other to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of $15,000,000.00 Million (Fifteen Million United

States United States Dollars) which my late husband has kept for us in

Private Security and Finance Company in Johannesburg, South Africa

before he was murdered.

Now, I and my son Mike have decided to invest these money in your

country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for Bank and political

reasons as we are here now in South Africa on asylum (Refugee). We want

you to help us claim and retrieve this fund from The Fiduciary Fund

Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for

investment purposes into businesses with profits there in your country.

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 25%

of the total fund and 75% shall be for our investments after all expenses

has been deducted. I await your soonest response through this e-mail

address: mariam.ngono2010@gmail.com and please do send to us your

personal information as, your private e-mail address, company name,

address and tel/fax numbers.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Mariam and son,

For Ngono's family

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