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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: "ebosyl benard" <ebosylbenard4@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:44:21 +0200
Subject: HUMBLE ASSISTANCE

FROM: EBOSYL BENARD

JOHANNESBURGH

SOUTH AFRICA

TEL:27-82-482-7277

HUMBLE ASSISTANCE


Dear

My name is Mr.EBOSYL BENARD, The elder son of Mr. Jomo.c.Benard of
Zimbabwe. This might be a suprise to you about where i got your contact
address. I got your address from a reliable source here in Johnnesburg,
South Africa.

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

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm, killing my father and made away a lot of items in my
fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company
in Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA the sum of US$18.5[EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE
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 in the Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firms and individuals that will assist me
to move this money out of South Africa because, as asylum seekers we are not
allowed to operate any bank account within South Africa. We have agreed to
offer 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will mapped out for any
expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 70% will
be for me and my family to Invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
Fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above
Telephone . Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards

MR EBOSYL BENARD

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