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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: Mr Kris Olds <owordword@contractor.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:28:43 +0200
Subject: view

MR KRIS OLDS
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL;+27 744 758 857
Fax:+27 862 732 414

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me
personally. I am Mr.Kris Martin Jnr the son of MR. MARTINS OLDS and a
grand-son of Gloria Olds who was recently murdered in the land dispute in
Zimbabwe.

I got your contact through Network on line in my search for a reliable and
reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction which involves a
transfer of Fund to a foreign account and I decided to write you, my late
father and my grand mother was among the few Zimbabwean farmers murdered
in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of president Robert
Mugabe For his alleged support and sympathy to the Zimbabwean opposition
party controlled by the white minority.

Before his death he had taken me to Johannesburg - South Africa to deposit
the sum of US$ 20.5 Million (TWENTY MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)which was deposited with equity trust account here in
South Africa as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

The money was deposited in a box as valuables to avoid scanning/ eye brow .
This money was embarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemical for
farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.This land
problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act that
wholly affected the white farmers and some few blacks vehemently condemned
the "modus operandi" adopted by the government.

This resulted to rampant killing and mob action by the war veterans and
some political thugs. precisely, More than thirty-one (31) people have so
far been killed.Heads of governments from the west, especially Britain and
United States of America have voiced their condemnation of Mugabe's plan.
Subsequently, South African Development Community(S.A.D.C) has continuously
supported Mugabe's new land act, it is against this background that I and
my family who are currently residing in South Africa have decided to
transfer my family 's money into a foreign account.

As the eldest son , I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a
genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the
knowledge of my government who are tactically freezing our family wealth
and South Africa's government seems to be playing along with them. I am
faced with the dilemma of investing this money in South Africa for fear of
encountering the same experience in future since both countries have
almost the same political history.

More so, the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such
investment hence I am seeking for an "asylum". As a business person whom I
entrusted my future and that of my family into his hands, I must let you
know that this transaction is Excellent free and the nature of your
business does not necessarily matter.For your assistance,we are offering
you 20%of the total sum,70% for me and my family while 10% will be mapped
out for any expenses we may incurs during this transaction.We wish to
invest our money on commercial property based on your advice.

Finally,I will demand for assurance that you will not sit on this money
when it finally gets to your personal or company's account in your country.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please confirm your interest via the
above TELEPHONE or you reply through email.

And also visit our political website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1210883.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1878846.stm

THANKS
BEST REGARDS.

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