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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: samuel moyo <mario@interorealestate.com>
Reply-To: <samuelmoyo2@gala.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:12:23 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY FRIEND

FROM.MOYO FAMILY MR SAMUEL AND MISS ELENA,
122 NELSON MANDELA SQUARE,
SANTON JOHANESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27 730677768
 
Dear Friend
 
We are here with our mother and our younger ones meanwhile we got your name in our
search for a foreign partner who will help us as we and our mother status as refugee
cannot allow us to transfer our money. Please accept our apology if this e-mail is
embarrassing as you dont know us. Our mother and we are in need of urgent assistance. I
the son and my sisters miss Elena, the DOUTHTER of Sir, and DANIEL MOYO of
Zimbabwe. During the current crises against farmers in Zimbabwe and from the support
of our president ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our country.
 
All the white farmers where ordered to surrender their farms to his party members. Our
father who was one of the best farmers in our country did not support his idea. And so the
party members invaded my father's farms and burnt everything in the farm, and our father
was beaten up by this evil men and made away with a lot of properties in our father's
farm company And the tension was so much on him he was rushed to a SPECIALIT
HOSPITAL in South Africa along with us and our mother and our junior ones we move
out of Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger. And after much distress our beloved
father died here in South Africa.
 
But before then, our father handed over to our mother a proof of deposit slip/Agreement
and some documents which was made between him and A VERY RELIABLE
FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY here in South Africa on which he deposited the
sum of $30M (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOLLAR)
 
This money was raised by his farmer's group for the purchasing of farming
equipments/machineries before the land dispute Rose. So we decided to make contact
with an overseas person, who will assist us to transfer this money out of South Africa, we
want to be there in your country. We are here as refugee and our status dont allow us to
stand for the fund for transfer, we will like you to stand as our fathers beneficiary, and
with the help of our fathers financial attorney this transfer is going to be fast and easy.
 
Note that for your time and help 35% of this fund is yours and 5% of the fund is for any
expenses incurred both locally and internationally in the course of this transfer and the
remaining 60% is for our family to start up business in your country with your support.
When you reply we will tell you things you need to do.
 
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
 
MR SAMUEL AND MISS ELENA MOYO
 
(FOR THE FAMILY)

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