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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: BUSINESS ENQUIRY <businessenquiry38@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: contac@webmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:29:45 +0000
Subject: FROM JEFFREY

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP
ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO
TEL: 27-73-240-= 1244
20.NETMARK STREET JOHANNESBURG
SOUTHAFRICA

 
Dear Sir/Madam, 
         
                &nb= sp;           =      
With due respect, trust and humility, I write to y= ou this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. = I find your contact while I was doing a private research on the South= Africa chambers commerce of for a reliable and capable foreign partn= er that will assist my family and I to transfer fund to his personal = or private account and for investment purpose. I am JEFREY THEMB= A  the=20 eldest son of Late MR.THEMBA GODWIN , who was the "Chairman" of the f= armer=92s co-operation in Zimbabwe.

My Fathe= r was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by the Pr= esident Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that jus= t happened in Zimbabwe. After the death of my Father, we decided to m= ove out of ZIMBABWE because our lives were in danger because of the m= oney that my father kept in his hidden safe in our house. The amount = contained in the safe is 
(US$22.5m Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousa= nd, United States Dollars).

This money was meant for the purchase of new machi= nes and chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farms in Swa= ziland. Before=20 his death, He is a Major Share Holder of companies in Zimbabwe. After= my Father died we moved to South Africa and deposited this money in = a security company in a box as valuables belonging to our foreign par= tner pending when we see somebody that will assist us transfer this f= und to his account oversea and for the safety of our family.

We are presently in South Africa as Refugee (Asylum = Seekers) and as such the law of South Africa does not permit us to op= erate or open any bank account here in South Africa or be involved in= any financial transaction with the bank. That is why we contacted yo= u to assist us in this transaction.

We are r= eady to compensate you with 30% and 10% for expense of the total fund= for accepting to assist us, contact me on the above phone numbe= r indicating your interest as soon as possible, on receiving of your= =20 acceptance, I shall be glad to give you more clarification on the mod= alities needed for smooth successful completion of this transaction. =
I anticipate your quick response. 
=  
= Best regard.
MR JEFFREY THEMBA.=
(For and On behalf of my family)
TEL: 27-73-240-1244
20.NETMARK STREET JOHANNESBURG
SOUTHAFRICA
=


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