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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: dgd mnk <d.9ld1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:10:23 +0000
Subject: FROM: MRS. HELEN FRANCIS (URGENT)






Contact me:

From: Mrs.
Helen Francis

Telephone
+27786200632

Email: helenfrance1952@hotmail.com



Dear Friend,



TRANSFER OF US$12.500.000 00 MILLION



You might be
surprise to receive this letter from me since you don't know me personally. I
am Mrs. Helen Francis the wife of late Mr Michael Francis who was murdered in Zimbabwe. But
before the death of my husband, he anticipated some dangers and so he smuggled
out the sum of $12.5 million dollars (twelve million five Hundred Thousand
dollars) to South Africa and deposited it in a Security Company with the
intention of using it for the purchase of farm machinery and chemicals for
agricultural Purpose in South Africa and establishment of a new farm in
Swaziland.



The ruling
party trooped into our compound and axed my husband to death and my second son
of 26yrs. Since then they have been terrorizing my son Anthony but we managed
to escape to neighbouring country South Africa as a political asylum
seeker (refugee)



Our position
in South Africa
does not permit us to open an account or to operate any business. That is why I
want this fund to be transferred in your account so that you will assist him to
invest the money in your country. If you accept to assist us we have also
mapped out 30% of the money for your assistance, while the remaining 70% will
remain for me and my son Anthony, if you are really capable and willing to
assist us please contact me immediately in South Africa with this telephone
+27786200632, or email: helenfrance1952@hotmail.com



Kind regards



Mrs. Helen
Francis




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