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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: Paul Ndopu <paulndopu1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paulndopu8@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:43:38 +0530
Subject: FROM PAUL NDOPU



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From. Paul Ndopu

Tel: +27834763647,

Dear Friend

We are here with our mother meanwhile we got your name in our search
for a foreign partner who will
help us as we and our mother status as refugee cannot allow us to
transfer our money. Please accept our
apology if this e-mail is embarrassing as you don't know us. My mother
and I we are in need of urgent
assistance. I the son Paul and my mother Madam Thokozile and my
sister’ Miss Miriam Ndopu, the
DOUTHTER of Sir, and Julius Ndopu, of Zimbabwe. During the current
crises against farmers in Zimbabwe
and from the support of our president ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the
white owned farms in
our country.

All the white farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his
party members. Our father Sir Julius
Ndopu who was one of the best farmers in our country did not support
his idea. And so the party
members invaded my father's farms and burnt everything in the farm,
and our father was beaten up by
this evil men and made away with a lot of properties in our father's
farm company And the tension was so
much on him he was rushed to a SPECIALIT HOSPITAL in South Africa
along with us and our mother we
move out of Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger. And after much
distress our beloved father died
here in South Africa. But before then, our father handed over to our
mother a proof of deposit
slip/Agreement and some documents which was made between him and A
VERY RELIABLE FINANCIAL
SECURITY COMPANY here in South Africa on which he deposited the sum of
$30MILION (THIRTY MILLION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOLLAR)

This money was raised by his farmer's group for the purchasing of
farming equipments/machineries
before the land dispute Rose. So we decided to make contact with an
overseas person, who will assist us
to transfer this money out of South Africa, we want to be there in
your country. We are here as refugee
and our status don't allow us to stand for the fund for transfer, we
will like you to stand as our father's
beneficiary, and with the help of our father's financial attorney this
transfer is going to be fast and
easy.

Note that for your time and help 35% of this fund is yours and 5% of
the fund is for any expenses incurred
both locally and internationally in the course of this transfer and
the remaining 60% is for our family to start up business in your
country with your support.

When you reply we will tell you things you need to do.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
Mr. Paul and Miss Miriam Ndopu
(FOR THE FAMILY)


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