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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: "Mr. Clement M. Luckas" <marklukas01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: clementluckas0@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 10:32:07 +0000
Subject: Re Business Inquiry From Mr. Clement M. Lukas. +27-832 398 934



FROM: MR. CLEMENT M. LUKAS
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-832 398 934
E-Mail: clementluckas0@hotmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day, my name is Mr. Clement M. Lukas, the elder son of late Mr.
Mayo Lukas, of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I
got your contact address; I got your Address from the internet Google,
when I was searching for whom to contact.

During the current war against the white-farmers in my country
Zimbabwe with our President Robert Mugabe and his party followers to
claim all the white-owned farmers to his party members and followers,
he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farmers to his
party members and followers.

My father was one of the best farmer’s in our country Zimbabwe,
and because he did not support President Robert Mugabe's ideas to
claim all the white-owned farmers. President Robert Mugabe's and his
supporters planed and killed My Father and destroyed all the items in
my father's farmers.

And before the death of my father, he deposited US$10,000,000.00 (Ten
Million United States Dollars) to one of the Security & Finance
Company in South Africa as a consignment Box which what of
US$10,000,000.00 for family Valuable Property.

Now, I and my family decided to move to South Africa here as Asylum
Seekers (REFUGEE) where He deposited the US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million
United States Dollars), in the Security & Finance Company as family
Valuable Property.

So, I decided to contact you to assist me move the money out of South
Africa because as Asylum Seekers (REFUGEES) we are not allowed to
operate any Bank Account or to do Investment in South Africa here,
because we are Asylum Seekers (REFUGEES)

At the conclusion of this transaction you will be taking 25% which is
(US$2,500,000.00) for your assistance, 5% (US$500,000.00) will be for
reimbursement of any expenses in this transaction, and the remaining
70% (US$7,000,000.00) will be for I and my family investment in your
country.

So please if you are interested to assist me in this transaction,
kindly contact me on this no: +27-832 398 934 and Email Address:
clementluckas0@hotmail.com immediately you receive this letter for
more information.

Thanks and may our Almighty God bless you and your family.

Yours faithfully,
MR. CLEMENT M. LUKAS


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