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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: "dan mbalula" <dpa207@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:20:32 +0000
Subject: Dan Mbalula (DPA)

Good Day.

I am Mr. Dan Mbalula, the Head of Operations Unit; Diamond Producers of
Africa (DPA) under The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).I
requests your co-operation in this confidential transaction of cash
moneyamounting to total sum of Thirty-Two Million United States Dollars but
we
will first of all move out Twelve Million United States Dollars into your
facility before the remaining Twenty Million United States Dollars.

My colleague and I secured this fund during the course of our duty in the
case of Six Hundred-Million Dollars Conflict Diamond in Angola, The
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone and Liberia. Our duty
covers many financial activities/responsibility. Due to our sensitive
position and civil code of conduct, which does not allow us to own or
operate foreign bank accounts and many other rigorously benchmark, we seek
your cooperation in this deal to externalize this fund.

We will provide you with the necessary logistics for this project if you are
interested in this deal, please reply to my personal mailbox:
dmbalula@webmail.co.za or call me on:+27-7688-60616, I will give you all
the documentations including details for a hitch free transaction. I want to
assure/guarantee you that this deal has been structured for a hitch free and
successful transaction without any risk. The fund is not a governmental fund
and untraceable by any persons. This transaction will be structured with
legal documentation to cover the fund; met with all
international regulations regarding fund transfer.

Finally, I will give you a quarter of the total sum as your commission for
your corporation. While I waits for your reply along with your direct
telephone number.

Yours sincerely.

Dan Mbalula

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