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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: smith Anderson <smithanderson20016@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2021 15:51:18 +0200
Subject: From: Mr Marko Davis from Zimbabwe


From: Mr Marko Davis from Zimbabwe
116 PROES STREET, PRETORIA,
P.O BOX 429 PRETORIA 0001
Mobile :+27 738090934
Email; markodavis@myself.com


IMPORTANT BUSINESS CONFIDENTIALITY

Compliment of the day, I bring you my greetings; It is true that this
letter may come to you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I humbly ask you to
give me your attention and hear me out.

My name is Mr. Marko Davis from Zimbabwe. I was the secretary to Mrs.
Grace Ntombizodwa Mugabe, the wife of former Zimbabwean President Robert
Mugabe. Mrs. Grace Mugabe deposited the sum of US$40.000.000.00 (Forty
Million United States dollars) in a financial firm here in South Africa in
my Name. Presently this money is still in South Africa. Recently, I am the
only Person that knows about this Fund and I am with the Deposit Documents.
Some copies are with me the proof of the deposit.

As I am telling you now, Mugabe and his wife are no longer the President of
Our Country Zimbabwe .This Fund has been deposited into a financial firm
here in South Africa for more than 15 years now. As I am telling you I have
run to South Africa to begin a new Life. I will give you 20% out of the
total fund for your assistance and you will help me to invest the fund into
a lucrative business in your Country.

I will not be able to have access to the fund without changing THE FUND
into a foreign person who will become the co-beneficiary of the Fund (next
of Kin) because I am a political asylum seeker in South Africa. I cannot
work or Open an account In South Africa. So I need an Urgent Help to
transfer this fund out of South Africa into your own account in your
Country.

Note your present is highly needed here in South Africa. I will like you to
travel down to South Africa to witness this transaction and also to sign
all the necessary documents that back up the fund as the co-beneficially of
the fund.

Please I am seeking for an honest and trustworthy foreign person that can
receive the fund outside South Africa. .If you are interested to help me
receive this fund urgent .Reply to my Private Email: markodavis@myself.com
with your Full details as follows

1. Full name:
2. Country:
3. Mobile Number:
4. Fax Number:
5. Sex:
6. Age:
7. Marital Status:
8. Occupation:
9. Contact Address:
10.Copy of your International passport or Driver’s license:

Hoping to receive your response soonest

Best Regards
Mr Marko Davis

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