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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: "mercy tsvangirai" <mercytsvangirai3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:22:04 +0200
Subject: Business Proposal

>From Mrs. Mercy Tsvangirai



My Name is Mrs. Mercy Tsvangirai, from Zimbabwe Southern Africa.

I am the wife of Late Dr. Arnold Tsvangirai, the elder brother to the
leader
of Zimbabwean opposition party M.D.C (Movement for Democratic Change)
Mr.
Morgan Tsvangirai.



I have $25M Dollars, which I will like to invest for my children Miss
Agnes
and Mr. Themba with your firm /company since I am not business incline.



If you are interested do get back to me for modalities or call my only
son,
Mr. Themba on +27 73 437 605, You can also contact me through my late
husband mail address tsvangiraiud@hotmail.com



Waiting for your urgent response

Yours truly



Mrs. Mercy Tsvangirai

(For the Family)

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