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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: "Mrs. Zora Johnson" <mrszorajohnson78@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zorajohnson78@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 08:29:25 +0300
Subject: Good Morning



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FROM: MRS. ZORA JOHNSON
BLOCK 145 SANDSTON DRIVE
PARKMORE, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA

Private Email: mrs.zorajohnson78@gmail.com



STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

My Dearest in Christ,


With due respect, trust and humbleness, I write this proposal to you,
which I deem 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 only Son Michael.

My name is Mrs. Zora Johnson a nationality of South Africa; I Retired
with National Research Foundation (NRF) for more information with our
website http://www.nrf.ac.za/ and read about us. I am married to late
Mr. Dumisani Johnson ; we're married for twenty years with a child. He
died after an illness that lasted for four weeks. I need your assistance
that's why I contacted you through divine direction; it is my desire to
go into relationship with you

Before my husband's death he confound to me that he deposited the sum of
USD$30.5M(Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars) with
Finance/bank Presently, This fund emanated as a result of an
over-invoiced contract which he executed with the South African Women in
construction . Though I assisted him in getting this contract but I
never knew that it was over-invoiced by him. I am afraid that the
government of South Africa might start to investigate on contracts
awarded to National Research Foundation .This money is still with the
bank. Due to the condition of my health my doctor told me that i will
not live up to three month, because of my cancer problem, though what
disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a
person or church that will take care of my only Son and also use this
fund to churches, orphanages, research centers and widows propagating
the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.


I took this decision because I have a Son that will inherit this money
but my Son cannot carry out this work due to his age. I and my late
husband decided to use some of the money to work for God and live some
for our Son to have a better life. My Son is just 13year old now and
been grow up in Africa, he have low maturity Hence the reason for taking
this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know that I am
going to be in the bosom of the Lord.


Note that my contact to you is a divine direction; As soon as I receive
your reply I will give you the contact of the Finance/bank. I will also
issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new
beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I live a life of a worthy
Christian. PLEASE IF YOUR NOT INTERESTED DO NOT REPLY THIS


Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here and
Please I will like you to contact me immediately you receive this mail
so that I will instruct the Finance/bank to! Transfer this fund into
your account. Correspondence must be by email to any of my private
e-mail addresses.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.



Mrs. Zora Johnson

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