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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: "Pamela Hoffman" <hoffman@ananzi.co.za>
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:44:18 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY HELP.




From: Mrs. Zeneb Ismail
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Tel: + 27-74-4315796.
Fax: + 27-86-5587274.
Email: ismaildenisza@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam
My Name is Mrs. Zeneb Ismail, I know this will be a
surprise to you. Please consider this message as a request
from a family in dares need of your help. I am the Wife of
Late Mr. Louis Ismail, from Sudan Darfour. My husband Late
Mr. Louis Ismail was the owner of Ismail Sea Food Industry
in Darfour region and a Farm Land in Darfour region and
supplier of Central African Countries with sea food till
the Government find out that Darfour region was rich on Oil
and Mineral Resources which was discovered by an individual
Group called Organization Rebel Movement.

The Government and Rebel Movement are fighting over who
will inherit the Darfour region because of the Oil
discovered and Rebel Movement are killing all the people in
Darfour region to enable them inherit the land, and my
husband was murdered in cold blood and our Farm, Sea Food
Industry was burnt down. Before then, my husband had moved
(USD$5 Million) Five Million United States Dollars to South
Africa for establishment of another branch in Southern
Africa, the fund was deposited in a private Security &
Finance Company in the name of my son Mr. Denis Ismail as
the beneficiary. My husband was killed because of the Oil
discovered in our Farm Land since the murderer's, Rebel
Movement believed once my husband is killed they will have
no challenge in taking over the land.
(http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/primer) Now the Rebel
Movement turned against us looking for the remaining
existing family of Mr. Ismail in order to achieve their aim
and objective. We decided to leave Darfour to Johannesburg,
South Africa to seek Asylum (Refugees) Now all the
documents issued when the consignment was deposited has
been handed over to our family Lawyer in South Africa who
assisted my late husband when the consignment was safely
deposited. Because South African political system is
similar with my country’s law, that is why we decided to
look for a Foreign Partner who will assist us in moving the
funds out of South Africa for my family investment. We have
decided to offer you 25% of the total amount, 5% mapped out
to defray all expenses that will be incurred during the
process of concluding the transaction, while the remaining
70% will be for my family and will be invested in your
country under your management.

I am here with my son Mr. Denis Ismail, Please immediately
you receive this fax message, kindly contact us on the
below stated telephone numbers, fax and email for
proceedings due to my poor English and old age. My son has
been mandated to over-see the transaction with the support
of my family Lawyer. Looking forward to hearing from you
soonest. Please Contact us Tel: + 27-74-4315796. Fax: +
27-86-5587274. Email: ismaildenisza@yahoo.com

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Zeneb Ismail
For The Family.


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