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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: "Mr. J Joel Mujuru" <gjabinez@libertyinsurance.com.ph>
Reply-To: jjmujuru@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:43:01 +0800
Subject: I have agreed to offer you 25%



Hello,

I am J. J Mujuru a brother to Late General Solomon Mujuru a citizen of
Zimbabwe and our country's most decorated post-independence army
general, who was blazed in his farm for a land dispute in ZIMBABWE.

Before the death of my brother, he deposited the sum of US$10.5Million
with one Security Company when he went to South Africa to purchase his
farm machinery equipment.

I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South
Africa because the financial law and Regulations of the Republic of
South Africa do not permit us financial rights to such huge sum of
money.

In view of this, I cannot invest the fund in Johannesburg, South
Africa. Moreover, the South Africa monetary policy/law does not allow
such investment by an asylum seeker or refugee.

Also, if you are willing to assist me, I have agreed to offer you 25%
of the total money, while 75% will be for a joint business venture in
your country.

Please, e-mail me: jjmujuru1@gmail.com OR mr.joelmujuru001@ig.com.br

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