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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: doris franklin <fank_ris@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:39:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: please assist me and my son


Attention dear.


I hope that this letter will meet you in good health as i have prayed.
I got your contact in cause of seriouse search for a relaible and trusted foreing partner which made me to send this letter of good itent to seek for your assistance in respect of your capability,intergrity and as a God fearing person and I hope it will not cause you any embarrassment since we neither have any previous contact or correspondence,however i would appreciate your good understanding by giving this matter the much-needed attention as I am presently in a difficult situation and need your urgent assistance and guidance

I am Mrs Doris Robert a black zimbabwean woman i am 50 years old but I was married to Late Mr Mogan Robert a white Zimbabwian .

My husband happened to be one of the rich white farmers who were one of they farmers deprieved of their farmlands in Zimbabwe gorvenment under the rulership of president Robert mugabe , if you're a listener of Bbc african news i feel you must have heard about this .

Me and my husband were married for 27 years befor he died in the year 2002 after the stresses he had with the Gorvernment of our country .and we have a child who is 25 years old , his name is franklin Robert .

Befor my husband died in a huspital in dakar Senegal because after the problems he had with the gorvernment forces who were tracing to kill him in our country he ran away with me and our son down to Dakar Senegal for our safety , But my greatest sadness was my husband became sick and died of heart attack caused by the stresses he had with our Gorvenment forces , his death makes me now a widow with the resposibility of taking care of myself and that of my son .

Moreover two days befor my husband died he revealed to me and my son that in 1999 he deposited amount of 15000.000 USD ) fiveteen million usa dollars in two safe deposit boxes which he registered as some family treasures in a security company .The fund was meant for the purchase of machanised machines for his farms business .But now the crude hands of death has delt us a big blow by taking my lovely husband away thereby making my life and that of my son a very unpleasant one . My fears is we don't want to go back to our country Zimbabwe because of the fears of not been killied , and that is why i'm contacting you now to please look into our direction for helping us to relocate this fund to your account in your country pending on when me and my son will arrive in your country to meet you .

Please i'm a sick woman and i will like to inform you that the moment the transfer of the boxes that contains this fund is been made over to you , you will immediately look for a good phisician to take propare care of my ashtma sickness because the sickness have been worrying factor to me since few months ago

Please if you've agreed to help me and my only son please kindly inform me so that we'll foward they full contact details of they security where this fund is kept so that you can make contact with them and know how they will transfer the boxes to you in your country .

Moreover you have to bear in mind that you have to look for a good business we will venture into with you

Conseqently i have maped out 10% ) of the whole amount to you for all the efforts you'll make to see this through

We want you to have the clear understanding that we are trusting you for this service due to the fact that we believe God and also convinced that you are God fearing person.

May God bless you and all your family

Regards

Mrs Doris and son Franklin



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