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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: "Ceiline Babosa" <celibab20@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:24:53 +0000
Subject: From Celine

Hello Dear,

My name is CELINE BABOSA, the first daughter of late MR. & MRS KOFONFO
BABOSA of Zimbabwe.
In view of the war and babaric act against white farmers in my country
Zimbabwe by PRESIDENT
ROBERT MUGABE to claim all their farm land, he ordered all the White farmers
to surrender their farm
land and also their entire properties to his party members/followers.

My father was a victim of
this oppression and inhuman treatment as he was one of the richest Farmers
in our country who
specialises in the sale of Gold and Cocoa. Due to the fact that my father
was not in support of the white
farmer’s victimization, the president's supporters invaded my father's farm,
burnt everything in
the farm, arrested him and confiscated all his investment.

Early 2003 when this victimization of white farmers by PRESIDENT ROBERT
MUGABE started, my late father
envisaged a worse situation, he concealed all his money and smuggled it out
of Zimbabwe to a BANK.
While my father was still in detention that led to his untimely death due to
torture in 2004, he
called me and handed over all the documents with which the money was
deposited in the Bank. My
brother's name JACOB BABOSA was used as the next of Kin in case of death.

We are seeking for your permision to have this money $6.5 Million USD (Six
Million Five Hundred
Thousand USD) entrusted into your hands for investment in your country.

We have been in hiding since all these while so that this terrorist/tyrant
called PRESIDENT ROBERT
MUGABE will not kill us just the way he killed our parents.

We are now in SOUTH AFRICA under Asylum permit and will be very happy to
receive your Immediate
assistance as our life is in great danger.

Sincerely yours,

Celine Babosa

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