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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: "Mrs.Monica Dawood" <dawoodfamilyinneed001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Monica Dawood" <dawoodfamilyinneed01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:20:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Sir Please,Help My Family Receive This Fund In Your Country!!!


DearSir, Complimentof the day to you, I am sorry if I have to indulge your attention. My name isMrs. Monica Dawood from the republic of Zimbabwe, the Wife of Mr. ChristopherDawood, the war against the farmers in Zimbabwe, from the support of President,Robert Mugabe, in his effort to chase the white farmers out of the country, Heordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members andhis followers. 
Myhusband was one of the biggest and successful farmers in Zimbabwe then, andformerly the finance minister of Robert Mugabe's administration, but he did notsupport the idea of dispossessing the white farmers of their land even some ofthe things in our country today this are the people who helped us. In thecourse of this my Husband was arrested and the invaders made away with a lot ofitems from my Husband farm. In which I almost passed away after a heart attack. 
Beforemy Husbands arrest, he drew my attention to the sum of (US $23. MillionUnited States Dollars) which he had deposited with a security company inSouth Africa during his tenure as the Finance minister of Zimbabwe. I and mychildren have decided to move to South Africa for our own security, for ourlives have also been in danger. The contents of the consignment were stored asimportant personal valuable by my husband using his diplomatic immunity then. 
Ihave decided to contact you to assist me in moving the money out of SouthAfrica. This became necessary after we were denied any right to run bank accountsor any other form of financial transaction for we are political asylum seekersin South Africa.Wepropose that you shall receive30%of the entire amount for yourassistance in moving the money out.65%of this money goes to us, thefamily. The remaining5%shall be used to cover all expenses incurred inthe cause of the transaction. I want immediate confirmation of your interestplease Do respond to my E-mails: (dawoodfamilyinneed01@hotmail.com) Assoon as I get your respond I shall give out more details on how we shallproceed. Note that this transaction is 100% risk free. Contact me as soon asyou receive this mail to confirm the receipt of it and for more directives onthe way forward to the smooth transfer of the money out of South Africa to yournominated bank account in your country after which we can come over and start aprofitable business. Your personal contact details will be required for easiercommunications. Forsecurity reasons and for the smooth success of this transaction.Myhusband has been placed under house arrest for a very long time. Please i  await your prompt reply through my personalemail above .Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and may God bless you. Bestregards, Mrs.Monica Dawood.

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