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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: khumalofarms ltd <khumalofarmsltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidkhumalo@mcom.com
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:37:07 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT

FROM khuban khumalo
Dear Sir

Greetings:
This may appear a bit surprising to you but very beneficial as a matter of
urgency that I took the courage to contact you in this discreet matter that
demands for a trusted person that won't let me and my family down at the
end of the day. We are in exile in South Africa, our country of origin is
Zimbabwe but we are here for safety since after the death of my late father
who was murdered in cold blood during the land dispute crisis in my country
5 years ago.

My aim is to seek for your help to claim our inheritance money amounting to
US$31,500,000.00 (Thirty-one Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in Security Vault here in Johannesburg South Africa, I am
contacting you in the consent of my family that gave me the mandate as the
eldest son of the family to seek for a trust worthy foreign partner to
assist us transfer the family inheritance fund to his/her account in your
country then we migrate to your country to settle and invest.

We are compelled to solicit for your assistance because with our status as
refugees, we cannot transfer the money ourselves; the law prohibits us from
operating bank account or having such huge amount either in account or in
cash. Hence my letter, I want you to help us transfer the money to your
personal/company bank account and take 30% of the total sum for your
compensation for assisting us, also you will help us buy/lease a
residential house and as well invest the money for us in your organization
or in any other lucrative business venture in your country.

Upon your immediate response, I will immediately arrange and send to you
all the information's that will empower your good self in finalizing the
transaction with the security company here in South Africa. I need your
urgent and confidential response. Thanks and God bless you.

Mr Khuban Khumalo
(For the family}

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