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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: Mrs Stella Olds <oldsstella1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stellaoldsfamily@gala.net
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 08:33:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAMILY PLEASE HELP US PLEASE




From: Mrs. Stella Olds Martin Ndebele

201 Kings Way Ave Auckland Park

Johannesburg South
Africa

E-mail: stellaoldsfamily@gala.net

 

Attn:
Director/CEO

 

 

My name is Mrs.
STELLA OLDS, from Zimbabwe Southern Africa.

I am the Wife Of Late Mr.Martin Ndebele, owner lambert farms Harare
Ltd, affected by President Mugabe’s land reform acts which is depriving us of
our rights in all facts. I apologize for the inconveniences this message may bring
especially coming from complete strangers. However, it is an urgent call for
assistance as our ugly (circumstance) predicaments here compelled my action.

 

 I have $14Million
dollars, which I will like to invest for my children Miss. Linda and Smith,
in your country through your company since I am not business in cline following
the lost of my late husband If you are interested do get back to me for more
information you can also contact us through my above E-mail
address:  stellaoldsfamily@gala.net

 

You may wish to read
about the problems in Zimbabwe my country through the following links clearing any doubt proposition to ascertain my
reasons of contacting you and the situation we are in and really willAppreciate
if you assist us please if you are honest and trust worthy Person contacts me and my son Smith, but if you are not nor have
bad intention against my family and me please do us a favor by ignoring this
mail.

visit: www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

http://news.bbc.Co.uk/2/hi/africa/6448559.stm 

 

Waiting for your urgent response

Yours Truly,

God bless you

 MRS STELLA
OLDS and SMITH For the family.

 

ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAMILY 
PLEASE  HELP  US 
PLEASE

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