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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: thompson malawe <malawe11ug@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 22:48:17 -0700
Subject: Re:Investment Partnership


Dear Sir/Madam,

It is with trust and confidence that I write to make this urgent
business proposal to you.I am seeking for a foreign partner who will
assist me in providing a convenient foreign account in any designated
bank abroad for the transfer of my Fund pending my arrival in your
country for utilization of the fund for viable investment.I and my
only son are presently residing in Johannesburg,South Africa where we are
seeking political Asylum following the latest dissolution of my 25
years of marriage with defense minister Gabriel malawe finally broke-up,
I was able to move out some reasonable sum of Money in US$ currencies
total Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10.000.000.000).
out of the Presidential Villa in Libreville,which I intend to invest for
myself and my only son,this money is safely kept in the security vault
of a private security company here in Johannesburg pending when I will find
a trusted foreign business partner.

I am interested in any business you think can be very viable in your
country as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of
me and my son depends on this money as we may never in life go back to
his father who out rightly abandoned us. In your reply please indicate
a few businesses you think will be of mutual benefit to both me and
yourself. We will be glad to part with you a reasonable percentage of the
total fund to you for all your assistance towards moving this money
out of Johannesburg to your country and helping us in term of reasonable
investment opportunities that will be of mutual benefit to my family
and also your humble self.

Please indicate you’re willing and also include your private phone and
fax numbers for quicker communication, the above numbers are my
private telephone and fax numbers.For further inquiries, you may wish
to call me or my son on the above telephone numbers. Please maintain
absolute confidentiality of this privilege piece of information and
proposal as it is never the wish of me and my son that His father
(Gabriel malawe) ever know our way about for life. Hoping to meet you
very soon as our business relationship improves.
God bless you as we await your favorable reply to my email below:,
malawe1ug@gmail.com

Mrs.Blessing Malawe&Son.

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