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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: "roni dambala" <ronidambala@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:15:15 +0200
Subject: LETTER FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE


*From:Mr.Roni Dambala*
*South Africa** *
*TEL:+27 835 260 979*
*My private email:(ronidambala@yahoo.com)* *
***


* LETTER FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE*

* *

*ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO *

*Dear friend, *
**
*With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you 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 Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist my family and I to transfer fund to his personal or
private account and for investment purpose. I am Mr. Roni Dambala the son of
Late Mr. Steve Desmond Dambala, who was the "Chairman" of the farmer's
co-operation in Zimbabwe . *

*During the current Crisis against the farmers of the Zimbabwe by
supporters of our president Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms
in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to
his party members and their followers. My father was one of the best farmers
in the country and knowing that he did not support the president's political
ideology, the president supporters invaded my father's farm burnt down
everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments. *

*Before the death of my father, he took me to South Africa to deposit the
sum of US$M18.5 (Eighteen Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) with a Security &Finance Company, as he knew the looming danger in
Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as gem of precious stones to avoid much
demurrage from the Security Company. This money was meant for buying of new
machineries and chemical for farms and establishment of new farms in Lesothoand
Swaziland . *

*My family and I has moved to South Africa where we are currently residing
as asylum seekers, lately when we decided to invest this money here in South
Africa, we discovered that the laws of this country prohibit asylum seekers
the right to investment or to operate any form of bank account. Hence I
contacted you to assist us in transferring this money out of South Africa to
your overseas account for our investment. *

*I must let you know that this business is 100% risk-free. The nature of
your business does not necessarily matter in this transaction. So, if you
are willing and interested to assist us, my family and I have agreed to give
you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 75% will be for my family
investment in your country and the remaining 5% will be mapped out for all
expenses we may incur during the course of the transaction. Note that you
would also assist us in investing our own share of the money in your
country. *

*If you are interested to assist us in this business, we need your urgent
reply through the above Telephone number Do not forget to include your
private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication. *
**
*Thanks and God bless, *
**
*Yours Faithfully,*
*Mr.Roni Dambala*
*(For and On behalf of my family)
20.NETMARK STREET JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
*

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