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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: Johnson Latimo <johnsonlatimo779@live.com>
Reply-To: johnsonlatimo@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 01:45:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Family Matter/Business Relationship


HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN ZIMBABWEANS WEB SITE:
www.hrw.org/reports/2002/zimbabwe/ZimLand0302-03.htm
 
BLACK
ZIMBABWEANS SUFFER IN LAND REFORM WEB
SITE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1576812.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2414713.stm
 
From:Johnson Latimo
Family.
Johannesburg
Republic
of South Africa .
E-mail; johnsonlatimo@ymail.com
Telephone: +27-820
658 352
 
ATTENTION: managing
directors/c.e.o
 
My names are Mr. Johnson Latimo, the elder son of Mr. Smith
Latimo of Zimbabwe.it might be
a surprise to you where I got your contact address from, I got it from
the South Africa Information Network
Online (SAINL)/ South Africa Trade Center
(SATC).
 
During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe
by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white
owned farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to
surrender their farms to his party members and their followers. My
father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he
did not support the president's political ideology, the president's
supporters invaded my father’s farm, burnt down everything, shot him and
as a result of the wounds sustained; he became sick and died after two
days. And after his death, my mother and I with my younger Brother
decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to
South-Africa.
 
BUT, before he died HE WROTE HIS WILL, which reads "(MY BELOVEED
SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF $ 15.3 MILLION U.S
DOLLARS WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH-AFRICA). IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY
DEATH ONLY”. You should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist
you to transfer this money out of SOUTH-AFRICA for investment purpose.
 
I deposited the money in your Name “Johnson Latimo " and it can
be claimed by you alone with the deposit code, your mother has all the
documents, Take good care of your mother and brother." From the above,
you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on
this money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist us. We are
now living in South-Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and the
financial law of SOUTH-AFRICA does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money.
 
In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South-Africa,
hence I am asking you to assist us transfer this money out of
South-Africa for investment purposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to
offer you 30% of the total fund, and 70% will be kept for my family and
I. (ME).
 
Finally, modalities on how the transfer will be done will be
conveyed to you once we establish trust and confidence between
ourselves. Looking forward to your urgent reply to my private e-mail
(johnsonlatimo@ymail.com) or you can reach me on my above telephone
number.
 
Johnson Latimo 
(for family)

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