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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: Masekow <mmasekow@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mmasekow@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:34:23 +0000
Subject: Respond Immediately !

My dear,

I am Mrs. Mary Masekow from Zimbabwe.I am a widow with one child.I was
married to Dr Samuel

E Masekow. My husband was a serving director of the Gold exporting
board,a businessman

here in zimbabwe until his death.My husband was involved in the
ghastly Auto Crash.


During my investigations about my husband's documents and business
information's , I came

across a very huge sum of money belonging to my husband he had foreign
account in south

Africa up to the Tune of $17.450million US dollars which he told the
bank was for the
importation of Gold processing machine.

I want you to do me a favor to receive this fund to a safe account in
your country or any

safer place as the beneficiary.I have plans to do investment in your
country like real

estate and industrial production.Please I am writing with heart felt
condition because of
how I lost my beloved husband.You are going to be the one to direct
and invest this money

for me in your country and with your assistance to come over to your
country soonest the

fund must have been transfer to you.I am offering you 30% of the total
money for your
assistance,while invest the rest in your country.God will reward you
as you are going to

help me out is this predicament.Give me the following information's if
interesting to

assist me in the matter.God be with you always.

Full Name...............................
Marital Status ...............................
Age.......................................
phone number.. ......................
fax number.............................



Thanks and best regards,

Mrs Mary Masekow
My dear,

I am Mrs. Mary Masekow from Zimbabwe.I am a widow with one
child.I was married to Dr Samuel E Masekow. My husband was a
serving director of the Gold exporting board,a businessman here in zimbabwe
until his death.My husband was involved in the ghastly
Auto Crash.


During my investigations about my husband's documents and business
information's , I came across a very huge sum of money belonging to
my husband he had foreign account in south Africa up to the Tune of
$17.450million US dollars which he told the bank was for the
importation of Gold processing machine.

I want you to do me a favor to receive this fund to a safe account in
your country or any safer place as the beneficiary.I have plans to do
investment in your country like real estate and industrial
production.Please I am writing with heart felt condition because of
how I lost my beloved husband.You are going to be the one to direct
and invest this money for me in your country and with your assistance
to come over to your country soonest the fund must have been transfer
to you.I am offering you %30 of the total money for your
assistance,while invest the rest in your country.God will reward you
as you are going to help me out is this predicament.Give me the
following information's if interesting to assist me in the matter.God
be with you always.

Full Name...............................
Marital Status ...............................
Age.......................................
phone number.. ......................
fax number.............................



Thanks and best regards,

Mrs Mary Masekow

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