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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: "joseph nkomo" <jnkomo2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:11:37 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

FROM:JOSEPH NKOMO
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-73-20-2-9817
E-MAIL:jnkomo2000@hotmail.com


DEAR Sir/Madam,

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

GREETINGS FROM ME TO YOU.I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW ME PERSONALLY. BUT PLEASE CAN
YOU BE OF ASSITANCES TO ME? MY ATTORNEY ADVICED ME TO WRITE AND SEE IF YOU
CAN HELP ME.MY NAME IS MR.JOSEPH NKOMO.I AM FROM ZIMBABWE, MY FATHER WAS
KILLED DURING THE RECENT LAND DISPUTES BY THE

AGENTS OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. MY FATHER WAS AMONG THE FARMERS THAT WERE
KILLED, BUT BEFORE HE WAS KILLED, HE WENT TO JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA AND
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $15.5 MILLION DOLLARS(FIFTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN

A SECURITY COMPANY. NOW I AM IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY FAMILY. PLEASE I WILL
STOP HERE, THERE IS NO NEED FOR TOO MANY STORIES, I ROMISE YOU IF YOU CAN
HELP ME TO MOVE THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY I WILL BE GREATFULL.YOUR
PERCENTAGE WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR YOU WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.

GOD BLESS.

YOURS FAITH FULLY,

JOE NKOMO.

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