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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: "GP CONSULTS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <georgephilip222@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:40:16 -0700
Subject: AGREEMENT ON TRUST

Dear friend
 
This letter may come to you as surprise since we have not known or met before now, but please consider this as a genuine request for our common gain, I am Mr.George Philip, a consultant based here in South Africa. I was consultant to Lawrence Mukoro, a wealthy black farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), who was murdered by agents of President Robert Mugabe.
 
He was accused of assisting White farmers in fighting the government.The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for proper autopsy, and he was buried in the government cemetery.His associate Mr. Martin Olds, a White farmer from Britain was also murdered. Mr. Olds was attacked and murdered in his home. You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web site: http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html
 
Before their death they deposited the sum of Eighteen Million ($18,000,000.00) with one of the  banks here in the South Africa to purchase farm machinery equipment. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the establishment of farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.The government will stop at nothing to seize this money if they find out where it is. Mr. Mukoro’s family was killed in what appeared to be an arranged accident, while Mr. Olds has an adopted son who is now 14 years old. My aim of writing you is for you to provide an account to receive this money, as it is imperative the money is transferred out for safety, You will get 20% of the total fund for your services,while I invest the balance on behalf of Mr. Olds son.
 
As their consultant and confidant, there is no risk involved in this business. Once I receive your response and we agree, I will let you know the bank where the fund is and order the bank to transfer the fund to the account you will provide.
Yours truly,
George Philip
 

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