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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: annagabo <annagabo@yeah.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:55:24 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Greetings To You





Greetings To You


You may be surprise d to receive this strange letter from me I am Mrs Anna Gabo the wife of Mr Gabo Newman from Zimbabwe I became aware and assured of your credibility to help me,


My husband was among the rich black farmers in Zimbabwe who were murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of president Robert Mugabe because my husband was against the method adopted by the government on new land reform act that


Wholly affected the white farmers in Zimbabwe Before the Invasion, my husband took me to South Africa as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe and deposited US$11,400,000.00 (Eleven million, four hundred thousand US dollars) with a security and financial company in South Africa This money was for buying farm lands in Lesotho,


Swaziland, and also machinery for the farm
Heads of government from western world, especially Britain and The U.S.A, have voiced their condemnation against Mugabe's new land reform act It is against this background Land l am seeking assistance to transfer this money to a foreign account for


investment purposes Presently, I am residing in South Africa as an asylum seeker However, I cannot invest this money here in South Africa because Zimbabwe and South Africa are close countries and have almost the same political history


And with the financial laws of South Africa, as an asylum seeker, I have no right to own or open a bank account in my name here in South Africa


From the above, you can understand that my entire life future depends on this money I shall be grateful if you can assist me transfer this money out of South Africa into your company or personal account for investment purposes as my next of kin Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free, and for your effort, I am prepared to offer you 30% of the total sum


Sir I intend to invest in a profitable venture in your country or anywhere you may advice The major thing I do expect from you is your absolute assurance that this money will be safe when transferred into your account If this proposal is accepted by you, please reply urgently


I will appreciate if you maintain the confidentiality of this matter because of the happenings in my country - Zimbabwe





Yours sincerely
Mrs. Anna Gabo

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