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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: jonathan goodluck <jo_goodluck2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 07:39:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL!!!!!


METROPOLITAN BANK ZIMBABWE LIMITED
7TH FLOOR METROPOLITAN HOUSE
3 CENTRAL AVENUE HARARE ZIMBABWE

Dear Sir,

RE: REQUST FOR URGENT JOINT PARTNERSHIP.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY, I kNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY COME TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE REGARDING TO THIS BUSINESS I AM
ABOUT TO INTRODUCING TO YOU. PLEASE IF YOU ARE WOULD
NOT WANT TO PARTAKE IN THIS DEAL, MY PLEAD IS TO KEEP
THIS TO YOUR SELF.
FIRRSTLY,I MUST TO INTRODUCE MY SELF PROPERLY TO YOU,
AM DR JONATHAN GOODLUCK, DIRECTOR AGM FINANCE,
METROPOLITAN BANK OF ZIMBABWE.

RE:PREPOSITION:

AFTER THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION IN MY COUNTRY WHERE
THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT MR.ROBERT MUGABE WON THE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THE GOVERNMENT HAS ADOPTED A
VERY AGGRESSIVE LAND PROGRAMMED . THIS PROGRAM IS
SOLELY AIMED AT TAKING THE LAND OWNED BY HE WHITE
AFRICAN FARMERS FOR REDISTRIBUTION TO BLACK FARMERS,
THIS PROGRAM HAS ATTRACTED WORLDWIDE CONDEMANTION
FROM WORLD LEADERS PRESIDENT G. BUSI AND BRITISH PRIME
MINISTER MR TONY BLAIR, THIS HAS FORCED SERVERAL WHITE
FARMERS TO FLEETHE COUNTRY FOR FEAR OF VITIMIZATION AND
PHYSICAL ABOUSE BY BLACKS FARMERS.

MR. EDWARD COLEMAN, A FARM OWNER, THE DIRECTOR,
NPKFARMS LIMETED, IS ONE OF OUR CUSTORMER, HE DEPOSTED
THE SUM OF THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ONLY,(USD $ 30M) IN
HIS PERSONAL ACCOUNT WITH METROPOLITAN BANK, HE DIED
IN AN ATTACKED BY LOOTERS OF BLACK PROTESTERS AND IN
THE PROCESS BURNT DOWN HIS FARM, WHOLE BUILDING AND
DOCUMENT'S WHERE BURNT, FORTUNATELY THE DID NOT GET ACCESS
TO THE HUGE FUND KEPT IN THE BANK HIS COMPANY ACCOUNT WAS
CLOSED BY HIS BLACK WIFE, UNKNOWN TO E SHE KNOWS NOTING
ABOUNT HISPERSONAL DOMISLARY ACCOUNT, THE MONEY HAS BEEN
IN THEBANK EXPECTINGHE TO BE CLAIM BY HIS WIFE OR RELATIVES.
MR EDWARD IS NOT FROM ZIMBABWE BY BIRTH, HE
NATIONALIZED IN ZIMBABWE IN THE YEAR 1972.

MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SEEK FOR YOU
ASSISTANCE TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN FOR THE MONEY TO
BE TRANSFER THE MONEY BACK TO EUROPE OR AMERICA FOR
INVESTMENT. ALL VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDING O HE DIPOSIT
OF THE MONEY ARE HER IN MY POSICTON WHICH WILL BE USE
TO NORMALIZE THE TRANSFER TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE
NEXT OF KIN FOR THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
SUBSEQUENT TO HIS, YOU WILL HAVE 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM
FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE,70% FOR ME AS THE INITIATOR.
FURTHERMORE, BE FULL ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
100% RISK FREE, YOU NEED NOT TO AFRRED AS EVERY VITAL
DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP THE CLAIM HAS BEEN PERFECTED.
FINALLY, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASIST ME KINDLY RESPOND
IMMEDIATELY AS THE BANK IS ABOUT CLOSING THE ACCOUNT
AND WRITE OFF THE FUND AS BAD DEBT.

EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE,
BEST REGARDS,
DR JONATHAN GOODLUCK
Director.AGM FINANCE.
Note bellow:
PLEASE, FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS KINDLY SEND IN YOUR
REPLY TO HIS ALTERNATIVE EMAIL.
E-mail: jo_goodluck@latinmail.com


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