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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: cjh9@email.it
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:05:43 +0100
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE (FROM MRS.DIANA SMITH)


Dear Sir/Madam,

With due respect, trust and humility I write this letter to you seeking your
help
and assistance though it is difficult since we have not met before. I
believed that
you are capable and reliable in handling this urgent international
transaction of
this sort.

For clarity, I am MRS.DIANA SMITH, the wife of COMRADE BORDER SMITH, the
Zimbabwean
former Minister for youth & Gender Equality who is also a businessman and
politician
in the Zimbabwean political arena. My husband was the famous politician who
stood
firmly against President Mugabe’s idea of continuos fight in Democratic
Republic of
Congo and my husband also stood against seizure of white firms and the
distribution
of it to the blacks without compensation to the owners. Because of my
husband
incerity he was killed on the 14th April 2001 by a planned motor accident
along
Mashonaland in Western Mashona province of Zimbabwe, the planners of the
accident
are said to be dissidents soldiers occurred suspected to have the backing of
the
government and president Mugabe.

Sir, when this accident occurred my husband did not die on the spot rather
he was
rushed to Harare hospital by unknown soldiers and my husband managed to
sneak a
written message to us, explaining his condition concerning the fund he
deposited in
oversees in my name which amount US$32.5M {Thirty Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand
United State Dollars} and other vital documents which he kept in care of our
family
lawyer.

This fund was meant for his political campaign for the year 2002 election
bid.Regarding the unfortunate incident, he instructed me to leave the
country for
safety and i relocated to Australia immediately for my safety.He further
explained
in his letter that the fund is in a reliable and trustworthy bank in
oversees who
help to keep the fund safely. Be informed that the original documents of
deposit
are kept intact with our family lawyer and shall be given to you with the
particulars of the bank for confirmation.

Based on the country Law, which bears asylum eeker/refugee like us not to
operate a
bank account that exceed US$2000 and the fear of money now raising eyebrow
here in
zimbabwean. I decided to write you with the notion seeking your kind
assistance to
help me and claim the fund on my
behalf from the bank oversees as the beneficiary and help lodge the funds
in your
nominated bank account for safety purpose.

I want to assure you also that this transaction is 100% risk free as no
other person
knows about this fund apart from our family lawyer and I. Sir, as for your
reward
towards the assistance i have agreed to give you 30% of the total fund. I
planned to
invest the rest of the money in your country under your guidance on a
lucrative
business. If you are willing to help me try as much as possible to reach me
with
this email:dsmith@aqualityplace.com to enable us proceed in earnest towards
concluding
all transaction. Please bear in mind that our lives depend on this fund and
we do
hope that this money will be safe when finally transferred
into your account.Meanwhile, i shall come overthere as soon as you receive
the fund
into your account.

I look for ward to hearing from you soon.

Mrs.Diana smith.


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