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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: monica mpoyo <monica_mp4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <contactmail_box00@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:33:58 +0200
Subject: FROM: MRS.MONICA MPOYO


FROM: MRS.MONICA MPOYOPHONE: +27 83 997 4113FAX :+ 27 83 593 2921EMAIL:contactmail_box00@yahoo.com
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.GREETINGS, {HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL}ATTN:
I am fifty-two years old widow, MRS.MONICA MPOYO, The first wife of engineer SOLOMON MPOYO, of Bulawayo Zimbabwe. This is my 28 years of marriage with Mr.Solomon, where my only son now resident in South Africa as Asylum seeker {REFUGEE}. I got your contact through South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry. With your contact profile, I hope that you can take care of the amount involved. I have some huge amount of money, which I inherited from my late deadhusband a few months ago.My late husband, s tragedy occurred when the Zimbabwean government took our farm from us. My husband was murdered in Zimbabwean and the only left two wives, so I am willing to leave South Africa for any place abroad. My fund is presently deposited with a Security Companywithout disclosing the contents of the box to the Security firm, and I would like you to help metransfer this money overseas pending investment. The amount deposited is {NINE Million United States Dollars} US$9.MillionIn consideration of your assistance, my lawyer and I have agreed to offer you, upon acceptance to this proposal 20% of the total sum and 5%has mapped out to cover all sundry expenses both parties might incur, locally or internationally, during the course of this transaction. And the remaining 75% will be for me and my only son for our life investment in your country.I will relate to you my lawyer’s particulars upon receipt of your approval for more information and fell free to ask questions pleas contact my son Mr. JOHNSON MPOYO as our consider relevant. Through this numbers The confidentiality of this proposal will be highlyappreciated. Thanks as we await Your urgent response. u can all so reply on my private email: contactmail_box00@yahoo.com BEST REGARDS,MRS.MONICA MPOYO


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