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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JOSEPH BENNET" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <micheal_kosombo@camo4jets.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:53:22 -0700
Subject: RE:AMAZING OPPORTUNITY

Dear friend,

Please, I ask for permission to talk to you through this medium, I decided to write you this proposal in good faith.

I was painstakingly searching through various profiles of corporate and reliable affiliations that i can establish a highly trust demanding business relationship with and also on a very confidential levels considering the identity of persons involved, when i came across your contact, it's also very appropriate to look for a complete neutral party as both of us will have nothing to lose if we cannot work together but if we can, then it will be best as, we would be able to conclude this deal and both parties walk away with our agreed percentage on the deal.

Foremost, i am a 74 year old Zimbabwean and and worked for 18 yrs as Special Adviser to President Robert Mugabe who was forcefully removed from power which i believe you know the whole story as it was over all the international news report, However, i am privy to a stashed sum of (25Million US Dollars) in safe keeping in Oman, the middle east, as the money was moved by myself in last year September for the purpose of purchase of few Emirates Hills Golf Course villas in Dubai for the President personal use, which arrangements were almost concluded before the sudden health crises of the President that paved way for the military to grab power in a concocted Que that ousted the President from power.

With the current government internal probe on the ousted President Mugabe's fortunes that are on records, few that have no traces have therefore fallen into hands of people who were used to move those funds and therefore are no more realizable now by Mugabe as he cannot lay claims on them anymore, i am also very old, down with life threatening Diabetics and as such cannot move or be proactive in any business, i lost my wife few years back and disowned my only son who got married to a fellow man in the UK 4yr ago as it's against my religious belief, so rather than allow this money in Oman to just go into the pockets of the Fiduciary agent and banks we used to move the funds into Oman, i will rather have someone appointed as legal heirs to that money whereas you can use 50% of that money for yourself and 50% for myself you will remit to various Foundations, NGO's and Less-Privileged/Handicap Homes that i shall nominate at the end of the transfer of the funds to your custody.

Finally, i demand your urgent response, if you are Willing, Truthful and Able to adhere to my desire for which i am doing this for humanity.

Thanks

With Regards
MR.JOSEPH BENNETT.

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