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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: "franca mataba" <francamatabad@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:44:14 +0200
Subject: Asking for Assistant

From: Mrs. Franca Mataba

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing you this e-mail with the trust that I have in you as a man of
God. I believe that you are the right candidate to be approached in this
regard.

However, I got your e-mail address from the Internet search. I chose you
because you are a man of God Like I have rightly pointed out in my first
paragraph.

I am going to send you a detailed e-mail by as soon as i hear from you
requesting you to assist me to transfer my husband's money into your bank
account in your country. He is dead in South Africa a month ego and the fund
came from the fund he was given by the Government of Zimbabwea as the
Director General in the Department of Agriculture for the settlement of
Zimbabwean farmers and he decided to divert the fund to better the lives of
his family with respect to the prevailing situation in my country and then
came to South Africa.

The amount involved is US $28.5M and the fund is in the custody of a
Security Company in South Africa .Before I go further in this transaction, I
would like you to let me know if you are interested to assist and then I
will give you the lawyers details because he has all the documents relating
to the fund and where it is deposited.

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/0105issue/0105issue.htm#namibia
http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/zimbabwe/index.php


So, Let me hear from you as soon as you can so that I can arrange with the
lawyer and then inform him about your participation in this transaction.
Please email me with email address:francamataba@webmail.co.za I look forward
to your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,


Mrs. Franca Mataba

Note : Email me with this email address:francamataba@webmail.co.za

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