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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: "nelson duru110" <nelsonduru110@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:40:11 +0200
Subject: FAMILY INVESTMENT

NO 10 LOUIS BOTHA AVENE
SANTON . SOUTH AFRICA.
nelsonduru110@hotmail.com
PHONE 27-834211556
FAX;27-83-697-3041

My name is MR NELSON DURU, the elder son of Mr. ZUMA DURU. of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
GOT YOUR COUNTACT FROM THE COMMERCIAL SECTION OF YOUR COUNTRY EMBASSY HERE
IN SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG so during the current war against the farmers
in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all
the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all
white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his
followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas,
Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the
farm, killing my father and
made away with a lot of items in my father's farm. Before his death, my
father had deposited with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South
Africa the sum of US$18. 5 Million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars).with my name,and made every documents with my name
bolth the certificate of depositry.

Then After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of
South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables. So,I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will
assist me to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers
we are not allowed to operate any bank account within South Africa. We have
agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be
mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this
transaction and 75% will be for me and my familyto invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
for easy communication.
You can contact me on the above E-MAIL .Note that this transaction is 100%
risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,

MR.NELSON DURU.

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