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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrsgrace26@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: mariwarigrace@gleichklang.de
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 10:51:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Good morning dear friend,

=09Good morning dear friend,

=09How are you doing today with everything in general i hope very fine w=
ith
you together with all the members of your family?amdoing very fine and
Jenny is doing fine too and my dougther Jenny is doing fine too.Please
sincerely one do not be annoyed with me i have been trying to find an
honest,reliable and sincere business partner,after praying i came to the=

cyber cafe with my dpugther Jenny to see if i can get a sincere and some=
one
i can trust online.Stillit took me time to make up my mind to contact yo=
u
and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on=
.My
name is Mrs.Grace Mariwari,the wife of Late Mr.George Mariwari a Zimbabw=
e
business Man and Farmer.During the current crises against the farmers in=

Zimbabwe from the supporters of President Robert Mugabe of which they cl=
aim
all the white-owned farms to his party members and his Followers,he orde=
red
all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his
followers.

=09My Husband is one of the most successful multi-farmers in our Country=
and
because he did not support Mugabe's ideas; Mugabe's supporters invaded h=
is
farm and burnt everything in the farm,killing him and made away with a l=
ot
of items in my husband's farm.Before his death,my husband had deposited
with a security company in Dakar Senegal the sum of(USD S6MILLION).(The
documents of which he only made me aware of it).After the death of my
husband,I decided to move to Republic of Dakar Senegal where I re-locate=
d
under political asylum as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas=

that will assist me to move this money out of the security company to hi=
s
country.As an asylum seeker I am not allowed to operate any Bank Account=

within Senegal.I have agreed to offer you 10% of the total sum for your
assistance as soon as the money gets into your account.I want truth and
honesty to be our watch word in this transaction and please treat this
transaction with strictly confidential for the successful out come of
it.All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone and fa=
x
numbers and also your private e-mail address for easy and urgent
communication.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutel=
y
confidential.Thanks and God bless you I wish you a happy weekend and ext=
end
my regards to all around you. mrsgrace26@yahoo.com

=09Sincerely Yours Mrs. Grace Mariwari

=0A=0A=0AGleichklang-Mail: Das kostenlose E-Mail der alternativen Gleichkla=
ng-Community!=0Ahttp://www.gleichklang-mail.de

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