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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: "Dlamini Zuma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: "Dlamini Zuma"<zumadlamini001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:08:16 +0100
Subject: Foreign Business Partnership For the Year 2020


From: Dlamini Zuma
116 Pretoria Avenue, Sandton =

Johannesburg South Africa =

Hello ,
Request for Confidential Business Relationship
-----------------------------------------
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. I am a high plac=
ed official working with (Department of Minerals and Energy Resources), in =
JHB South Africa. I am currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose =
identity we can use to transfer the sum of (USD$10777000M) Ten Million Seve=
n hundred and sventy seven U.S. dollars. This fund accrued legitimately to =
us as commission from foreign contracts, through our private connections.
The fund is presently waiting to be remitted from a local bank here in Sout=
h Africa to any overseas beneficiary confirmed by us as associate/receiver.=
By virtue of our positions as civil servants in my country, we cannot acqu=
ire this money in our names. Because as high placed civil servants, i am no=
t allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own or operate bank accou=
nts outside of our shores. On the other hand, it is not safe for me to keep=
the money here due to unstable political environment.
I have been looking for an overseas silent partner who could work with me t=
o facilitate transfer of this fund for our mutual benefit, hence the reason=
for this email.
What I am requesting from you is: =

(1) To be my silent partner and Receive the funds as the sole benefactor to=
the contract amount which we shall secure all legal documentation to authe=
nticate my claim. =

(2) Provide a private telephone and fax number for easy communication under=
your control.
(3)Receive the funds as the beneficiary, take out your commission and keep =
the rest of the money until I arrive there to meet you after the transfer i=
s completed.
My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as foll=
ows: =

(1) 30% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance in facili=
tating the transfer, while the remaining 70% belongs to me. You will be fre=
e to take out your commission immediately after the money hits your country=
. Since my objective is to invest the money in a foreign country, it would =
be appreciated if you could also help us with advices and direction on inve=
sting into profitable ventures in your country.
However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to Further a=
ssist me with investing the money, I can end our cooperation after you make=
available to me my part of the money.
The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and the money will be tra=
nsferred successful with all necessary back-up official documents showing l=
egitimate source/origin of fund. The transfer will be effected within a per=
iod not longer than two weeks as soon as we reach an agreement and you furn=
ish me with a suitable response indicating your interest for processing the=
transfer. I plead with you on one issue, whether you are interested or not=
, kindly do not expose this information to any one else.
I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either t=
o us or yourself. Please, give me your response immediately by return mail
=

Yours Faithfully, =

Dlamini Zuma
My Direct Email.
zumadlamini001@gmail.com
116 Pretoria Avenue, Sandton =

Johannesburg South Africa=20

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