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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: magret_wilson wilson <wilson_magret@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 03:17:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: please go through our Web if you can help me


>From Madam Magret Wilson
UNHCR RefugeeA Camp,
Danane,Cote d'Ivoire.

FOR URGENT ATTENTION

Dearestone,

Please don't be surprised to receive this letter from me since we
do not know each other before now. I am Madam Magret Wilson)
the wife of late Mr Mathew Wilson Odima a farmer and Gold Buyer from ZIMBABWE who was murdered in the land dispute in my country. I got your contact through network
online hence I, decided to write you with my son.


Before the death of my husband, he made a deposit with Trust Security Company in Europe SPAIN actual it is the sum of Ten Million seven hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD10.7M) . This was done when my Husband noticed the looming danger in Zimbabwe on land policies.

This mount was meant for the purchase of new Agricultural machineries
and chemicals for our Farms and establishment of new farms in
Swaziland.This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.Robert
Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform that wholly affected the rich
white farmers and some few black farmers alike. This resulted to the
killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in
the society during political electioins in my country.
In fact a lot of people were killed because of this Land reform Act
of which my husband was one of the victims.
It was immediately after the assasination of my husband I, arranged with my son, leave our country to Abidjan Ivory Coast, for our lives safety To our past relation and As we luckily reach Abidjan peacefuly, We contacted the security company in Spain), for comfirmation of the Box, So The Director told us that my late Husband Deposited the consignment with them As family treasure content, and involved his foreign Partner, that we should provide the person to retrieve the consignment.

Please that was our reason of contact you personaly for help me retrieve the consignment of the fund to your account, then we come to meet you.
And We are ready to give you 10% of the total money if you can help us.
So your telephone you can give me on your reply, if you can help me out.
Best
Regards,
From Madam Magret Wilson.and son Jeremy Wilson
For: (the family).
PLEASE THIS MATTER REQUIRE MATURITY AND TRUST.



PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN OUR COUNTRY ZIMBABWE FROM
THE LINKS BELOW: TO PROVE YOU OUR HONEST.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm
http://www.gta.gov.zw/land%20issues/LAND.htm







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