419 scam: "John Chombo"<Chombojjjj@earthlink.net> Esteemed greetings,

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Chombo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnchombo552@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 07:16:12 +0100
Subject: Esteemed greetings,

Attn

Sorry for contacting you through this way, but I have no option than to keep looking for a good investor. I am John Chombo the son of Dr. Ignatius Chombo is a Zimbabwean

politician and a former member of the ruling Zanu-PF party. My father is the former Minister of Finance and Economic Development..

I am contacting you because my entire family is on the run after the newly overthrown government in Zimbabwe. My father is still in police detention and all our finances and

properties are confiscated by this current government and you can view it in these three national dailies including Aljazeera news.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/zimbabwes-finance-minister-chombo-serious-trouble/

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/arrested-mugabe-era-officials-denied-bail-zimbabwe-171127171637534.html

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2017-11-15-zimbabwe-ministers-arrested/

I am contacting you because my father left $60,000,000 in a Cayman bank and I am looking for a good partner to work with and secure and save this fund urgently.

I will be glad to received your personal information , like, phone numbers , address, age and occupation.

Thanks and I am seeking refugee in Nigeria to avoid arrest and I look forward to hear from you.

Regards

John Chombo

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