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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: "FROM MR.JOHN BALI" <bfhfjk@att.net>
Reply-To: johnbali26@gala.net
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:08:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MR.JOHN BALI















































FROM MR.JOHN BALI
JOHANNESBUR REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:
+27 781 381 883

EMAIL:johnbali26@gala.net
 
ATTN: MD/C.E.O

Dear
  
Sir/Madama

                                            TRANSFER
NEGOTIATION


You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since
you do not know me personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am
Mr.John Bali first son of Mr.Abrahim Bali, who was recently murdered in the land
dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your
contact through South African Information Exchange decided to write
you.

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of
US$18.6Million (Eighteen Million Six Houndred Thousand United States Dollars),
in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much
demurrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new
machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in
Swaziland.

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President MR.ROBERT
MUGABE introduce a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white
farmers and some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob
action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a
lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my father
was one of the victim.

It is against this background that, I and my
family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father's money to
foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum
seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone
South Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddle with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be
transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking
everything we have got. The South African government seems to be playing along
with them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going
through the same experience in future since both countries have similar
political history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such
investments for an asylum seeker.

As a businessman, who I have to entrust
my future since both my future and of my family are in his hands, I must let you
know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist my family and
me all I want you to do for me is to make arrangements and come to
Johannesburg-South Africa, so that you can open a non-resident account, which
you will aid us in transferring the money into any account which you will
nominate overseas. This money I intended to use for
investment.

 
I have two options for you; firstly you can
choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for
this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for proper profitable
investment of the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel
free to notify me. If you do not prefer partnership I am willing to give you 25%
of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your
country.

Contact me with the above e-mail, and Telephone number while I implore you to maintain the
absolute secrecy required in this transaction

Yours Faithfully,
MR.John BALI.
(For the Family)

PLEASE YOU
CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS
BELOW.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

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