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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: "Mrs. Sheppard " <maverick@mhcable.com>
Reply-To: meryn2017@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 22:56:15 +0200
Subject: Investment



--
MY DEAR.

ACCORDING TO THOMAS HOBBS, ENGLISH PHILOSOPHER, HE GIVES A SENSE ON
HUMAN
EXISTENCE AS A STATE OF NATURE WHERE THERE IS "WAR OF ALL AGAINST ALL"
MAN
EXIST WITH CONTINUAL FEAR, AND DANGER OF VIOLENT DEATH; AND THE LIFE OF
MAN
IS EMPHATICALLY SOLITARY, POOR, NASTY, BRUTISH, AND SHORT ,I’M ACTUALLY
A VICTIM OF HUMAN CRUELTY.

DO NOT THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE JUNK MAILS YOU RECEIVE IN YOUR
MAILBOX,
WHICH I MYSELF RECEIVE ALSO, BUT I PLEAD FOR YOUR TOLERANCE AND
UNDERSTANDING. IT IS TRUE THAT WE HAVE NOT KNOWN OURSELVES EARLIER
BEFORE
NOW OR SEEN IN PERSON.

BUT WITH TRUST AND SINCERITY I APPROACH YOU FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER
SOME
FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. PLEASE DO ACCEPT MY APOLOGY. I WRITE YOU
THIS
PROPOSAL, WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO YOU. I FOUND
YOUR
CONTACT WHILE I WAS DOING A PRIVATE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR A
RELIABLE
AND CAPABLE FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL ASSIST ME AND MY FAMILY

I AM MS. MERYN SHEPPARD THE WIFE OF MR.DENNIS SHEPPARD OF DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). AUTHORITIES HAVE DELIBERATELY STALLED PLANS FOR
THE ORGANIZATION OF ELECTIONS, PRESIDENT KABILA HAS REPEATEDLY REFUSED
TO
DECLARE PUBLICLY WHETHER HE WILL STEP DOWN, AND THOSE LOYAL TO HIM HAVE
SYSTEMATICALLY SOUGHT TO SILENCE, REPRESS, AND INTIMIDATE THE GROWING
COALITION OF VOICES CALLING FOR THE CONSTITUTION TO BE RESPECTED.
HOWEVER
WITH THE ONGOING CRISIS AND ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE IN CONGO
ACROSS THE REGION –MY HUSBAND WHO WAS THE TREASURER OF CO-OPERATIVE
MINING COMPANIES IN THE DRC, WHICH IS AFRICA’S LEADING PRODUCER OF THE
METAL DID NOT SUPPORT HIS IDEA, SO THE PARTY MEMBERS INVADED MY
HUSBAND'S
LUBUMBASHI COPPER MINE AND BURNT EVERYTHING, KILLED MY HUSBAND.

I AND MY ONLY SON DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
CONGO
BECAUSE OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER WITH THE MONEY THAT MY HUSBAND KEPT IN
HIS
HIDDEN SAFE IN OUR KATANGA MINING OFFICE. THE AMOUNT CONTAINED IN THE
SAFE
IS US$21M (TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AND MOVE TO THE
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA WHERE WE DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN A SECURITY
COMPANY
AS A VALUABLE ITEM.

SO I DECIDED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AN OVERSEAS FIRM WHOM WILL ASSIST ME
TO
MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA, BECAUSE WE ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS HERE
IN
SOUTH AFRICA. SO IF YOU CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL, WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE
YOU
30% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR HELPING US TO MOVE THIS MONEY OUT TO YOUR
COUNTRY
AND 10% WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR EXPENSES BOTH OF US MAY INCUR DURING THIS
TRANSACTION AND 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND FAMILY TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.

ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO FURNISH ME WITH ALL YOUR DETAILS AND YOU'RE
PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. YOU CAN CONTACT
ME
ON THE ABOVE TEL OR EMAIL ADDRESS. NOTE: THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK
FREE AND ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL. PHONE MY SON MR.NICHOLAS SHEPPARD ON
EITHER NUMBER: +27729690483, EMAIL: MERYN2017@YANDEX.COM

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.

BEST REGARDS

(MS) MERYN SHEPPARD

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