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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: "Derek Arlett-Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <psalmclark@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:08:23 +0800
Subject: Please Help!

Dear Sir,

If you could be sincere and trustworthy, you will benefit from this business proposition before you. My name is Derek Arlett-Johnson, I was a farmer who was disposed of his property and farm in Zimbabwe in the year2000. For clarification, please see link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1353530/Zimbabwe-farmer-flees-terror-for-new-life-in-England.html

>From the link you just read, you will be able to understand my predicament still 2000 until recently. During the cause of my years as a farmer in Zimbabwe, I made a deposit of US$8,542,693.00 with a bank in South Africa, which the government of Zimbabwe discovered and placed a hold on the fund but was disagreed with by the government of South Africa. Since 2000, the government of Zimbabwe has been in loggerhead with the government of South Africa over the fund until recently when my lawyer contacted me that he has succeeded by changing the status of the fund but would require me to introduce a foreign partner who could claim the fund on my behalf. I was advised not to involve any of my family members to avoid the government from knowing. Therefore, I want to introduce you as a partner whose funds is yet unpaid so that they can transfer the fund into your bank account.

For a full detail of this transaction, I want you to contact my lawyer, Mr. Psalm Clark as given below, he will direct you on every steps to follow;

Firm: Equity Consults
Address: Johannesburg - South Africa.
Tel: +27782902334
Email: equikons@consultant.com
Lawyer: Mr. Psalm Clark
Private Email: psalmclark@gmail.com

Please since this is a deal, you must maintain absolute secrecy until the successful conclusion of this transaction. The sharing ratio would be discussed with you by the lawyer.

God bless you as you assist me.

Sincerely,


Derek Arlett-Johnson.

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