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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: stella botha <staghtre2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 21:51:25 +0200
Subject: re: funds claim


My name is Courtney Van Wyk, the elder son of Mr.William Van Wyk Udo of
Zimbabwe This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact
address; I got your address from the business bureau.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
farms to his party members and his followers.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022014/Mugabes-land-seizures-white-farmers-cost-Zimbabwe-7bn.html

My father was amongst the best farmers in our country and because he did
not support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes supports invaded my father’s farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot
of items in my fathers farm. Before his Father's death, my father had
deposited with a Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of
US$18.6,MILLION (EIGHTHEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS). After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic
of South Africa where he had deposited the money with a Security Company as
valuables.

So we decided to contact overseas firm, or a private Individual that will
assist me to move this money out of South Africa. As an asylum seekers we
are not allowed to operate any Bank account within South Africa . We have
agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance, while 60%
will be for me and my family to invest in your country then 10% mapped
aside for any expense. Just some related news on the website concerningthe
land seizure
http://www.economist.com/node/14465671

You can reach me or my mother on this number. Please do email us through
the below email address as we are pleading for your help and please we are
highly monitor that is why i have decided to communicate through this email
alone. I have all details of this deal and we shall reffer you to an
attorney who will assist you through out the process pending when it is
finalize.

courtney202202@gmail.com

Regards
Courtney Van Wyk.

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