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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: Ambassador Collen K <test@test.com>
Reply-To: <officialme19985@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:46:56 -0700
Subject: EXTERNAL - SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE FROM A WIDOW

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.


Dearest,

SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE FROM A WIDOW

It gives me great pleasure to contact you, and I do hope this letter will not come to you as a surprise. I am Dr. Mrs. Rose T. Kilambe, wife of a farmer in Zimbabwe who was recently murdered in the land dispute in my country. I got your contact through an online network hence decided to write to you. Before the death of my husband, he had taken me and my son to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to deposit the sum of Fifty Five Million, Eight Hundred thousand United States dollars (US$55.8 Million), in one of the private security companies, as he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as gemstones to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the Farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland.

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and some few black farmers, and this resulted in the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of people were killed because of this Land reform Act for which my husband was one of the victims. It is against this background that I and my family fled Zimbabwe for fear of our lives and are currently staying in the United Kingdom, where we are seeking political asylum and more so have decided to transfer my husband's money to a more reliable foreign account.

For partnership purposes, and for the sake of humanity, we decided to contact you in confidence to inform you that we have in our possession all substantiality of the deposit made by my late husband which were funds that were in one's heart moved out of Zimbabwe to Dubai. This fund involves a total cash sum of US$55.8M, which were hidden and packaged in one big Metal Box, presently kept with a Diplomatic Security Deposit Company in DUBAI, as a family treasure. In regards to this, you are to forward your private telephone and fax number to enable my son to communicate with you, so as to arrange the mode of the transfer from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to your country.

For security reasons all communications regarding this business should be strictly by mail and telephone. Secondly, We have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your immense assistance to us, while you will hold 70% on trust for us as we would like to invest our share in your country in a good business and also invest in charity.

Please you are required to treat this letter as highly confidential as no other person knows about this money except me, my son (Dennis Kilambe), your very self and our lawyer here in United Kingdom. Looking forward to hearing from you via Email ( officialorg19985@hotmail.com )., May God bless you as you help a widow in need of help.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Mrs. Rose T. Kilambe.
Tel +44 741 834 9811
Email officialorg19985@hotmail.com
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This email and any other accompanying document(s) contain information from Kent Police and/or Essex Police, which is confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or bodies to whom it is addressed. The content, including any subsequent replies, could be disclosable if relating to a criminal investigation or civil proceedings. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by contacting the sender or telephoning Kent Police on 01622 690690 or Essex Police on 01245 491491, as appropriate. For further information regarding Kent Police’s or Essex Police’s use of personal data please go to https://www.kent.police.uk/hyg/privacy/ or https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/privacy/. Additionally for our Terms and Conditions please go to https://www.kent.police.uk/hyg/terms-conditions/ or https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/terms-conditions/

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