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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: kuma@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:58:03 +0100
Subject: Business proposal friendship



DEAR SIR/MADAM,

MY NAME IS YAHAYA KUMALO THE EIDEST SON OF MR PEDRO KUMALO OF
ZIMBABWE, IT MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO YOU,. HOW I GOT YOUR CONTACT
ADDRESS, I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN
SOUTH AFRICA,

DURING THE CURRENT CRISIS AGAINST THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE
SUPPORTER OF OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE
OWNED FARM IN OUR COUNTRY, HE ORDERED ALL THE WHITE FARMERS TO
SURRENDER THEIR FAMRS TO HIS PARTY MEMBER AND THEIR FOLLOWERS,

MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST INDIGENOUS FARMERS IN THE COUNTRY ,
WHO DID NOT SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT IDEOLOGY, THE PRESIDENT
SUPPORTERS INVADED MY FATHER FARM LOOTED AND BURNT DOWN EVERYTHING
AND CONFISCATED ALL HIS NIVESTMENTS,

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER MY MOTHER AND I,ALONG WITH MY
YOUNGER ONE DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR
LIVES,WE TOOK ALONG WITH US THE MONEY MY FATHER KEPT IN THE SAFE
IN MY MOTHER HOUSE WHICH AMOUNTED TO THE SUM OF US$10 M(TEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAS )TO SOUTH AFRICA, THE FUN IS
PRESENTL BEING KEPT IN THE SECRET VAULT OF A PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM
BASED HERE IN PRETORIA-SOUTH AFRICA, THE OFFICIAL OF THE FIRM BELIEVES
THEY ARE HELPING ME IN KEEPING MY PERSONAL VALUABLES NOT
REALIZING THAT IT IS MONEY,

MY MOTHER AND MYSELF HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT ANY RELIABE OVERSEAS
FIRM/PERSON WHO COULD ASSIST US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE
PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY BECAUSE WE AS ASYLUM SEEKERS HERE IN
SOUTH AFRICA CANNOT OPEN A NON -RESIDENT ACCOUNT THROUGH WHICH THIS
FUND WILL BE CHANNELED OUT OF SECURITY COMPANY TOAN OVERSEA
ACCOUNT ,

IF MY PROPOSITION IS CONSIDERED FORN ASSISTING US TO TRANSFER THIS
MONEY OUT TO YOUR COUNTRY, WE WILL OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL
FUND, 5%OF THE TOTAL WILL BE SET ASIDE TO COVER ANY EXPENSES
INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY
FAMILY TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR SUPERVISION, FOR
DETAILED INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY E-MAIL ADDRESS
(yahayakumalo@netscape.net)

BEST REGARDS

YAHAYA KUMALO





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