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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: "joseph komo" <josephkomo00@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info_komo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:31:00 +0200
Subject: FROM:Mr.Joseph Komo.

FROM:Mr.Joseph Komo.

e-mail : info_komo@yahoo.com

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

ATTENTION:DIRECTOR/CEO,

Good day, my name is Joseph Komo, the elder son of MR.Kenneth Komo,of
Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact
address. I got your address from the network on line.

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

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

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company
in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of (US$13.5 Million United States
Dollars). With my name, then 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 individual, firm or companies 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 you 25%of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will
be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the Course of this
transaction and 70%will be for me and my family Investment 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 e mail: info_komo@yahoo.com


Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

Joseph Komo.

NB:THESE ARE USEFUL LINKS THAT WILL HELP YOU TO SEE THE CURRENT LAND CRISES
IN MY COUNTRY ZIMBABWE FOR NOW.JUST COPY THESE LINKS TO VIEW

http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/dec4.html

http://www.amren.com/006issue/006issue.html#cover

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/06/24/zimbabwe.farmers/

http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/zimbabwe/index.php

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