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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: EDUWIN OKEZIE <eduwin-okezie@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 11:03:49 +0100
Subject: We need Your Sincere help


Good day.

I hope you will not min me writing to you but a letter
like this is the most confidential and effective way to contact you. My
name is Mr James Mulutu, son of Mr Peter Mulutu of Zimbabwe . This
might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address; My Mother
got your mailing address from Republic Of Nigeria Information Exchange
in Abuja, she was looking for a reliable and trustworthy person who will
help us in this transaction.

During the war against the farmers
in Zimbabwe from the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim
all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he
ordered all the white-owned farmers to surrender all their farms to his
party members and his followers. My Late Father Mr. Peter Mulutu was a
very rich Zimbabwean farmer who was murdered in his farm by the War
veterans who took over his farm due to his support for the Matabeleland
Movement for Democratic Change ( MDC ). The MDC is the main opposition
party in my country Zimbabwe kicking against the wicked acts of Mr.
Robert Mugabe, the incumbent President against the White farmers. As
you may be aware, President Robert Mugabe introduced new land reforms,
which was particularly not favorable for the rich white farmers and few
black farmers (my Father inclusive).

After the death of my
father, my mother, I and my younger sister fled to Nigeria,because we
were secretly informed of his plans to kill us. Later my mother Mrs.
Sarah Mulutu was diagnosed with breast cancer. We moved out from
Zimbabwe with the documents of my fathers funds kept in a Security
Finance Company names Adlers Security And Finance Company In Asian
(Indonesia) and our major reasons to ran to Nigeria was that my late
father has a big farm in the Northern Part Of Nigeria,the amount
contained is US$9.5m (Nine Million five hundred thousand,US dollars). He
deposited the money in a Security Finance Company Vault as Family funds
which he intend to use in abroad, for safe-keeping, banking and
investment, because of economic instability in Africa.So we decided to
contact overseas Individual that will help to assist us to invest these
money and also help us to move out of Nigeria ,because we are asylum
seekers here in Nigeria which disqualifies us from operating an account
or getting involved in any financial transaction here in Nigeria . We
have agreed to give you from the total sum 30% for helping us to receive
this money to your country account and also assist us out of Africa,
while the remaining will be for my family to invest in your country with
your assistance.

If you are interested in helping us and will be
sincere to us, kindly furnish me with your personal phone numbers for
easy communication. You can contact me on our family Email address:
jamesmulutu@hotmail.com


Note that this transaction is 100%
risk-free and it requires mutual trust and absolute confidentiality and I
have taken care of all formalities regarding it. Note: what mathers is
the truth, honesty,trustworthy, because this is all our life now as we
are surffereing here without help.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated in this regard.

Best regards,
James Mulutu (For the family).

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