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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: "MRS. KHUMALO" <info@goin.email>
Reply-To: khumalojames99@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:21:26 -0500
Subject: CRY FOR HELP



--
From Mrs. Nelsen Khumalo
Email; khumalojames09@gmail.com


              HUMBLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE
ATTN:Friend,
My name is as above stated, the wife of Mr. Daniel Khumalo from the
Republic of Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you where i got your
Contact address. I got your contact from the South Africa Chamber of
Commerce in Johannesburg. During the current war against the farmers In
Zimbabwe from the supporters of our late President Robert Mugabe, in his
effort to chase all the white farmers out of the country, he ordered all
the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and his
followers. My husband was one of the best and successful farmers in our
country and formerly the Finance Minister of Robert Mugabe
administration, but he did not support the idea of dispossessing the
white farmers of their land. Because of this, his farm was invaded and
burnt by government supporters. In the course of this shock, my husband
died, and the invaders made away with a lot of items from my husband’s
farm. And our family house was utterly destroyed. My husband died out of
heart attack. He drew my attention to the sum of US$15.5 MILLION, Which
he deposited with a security company in South Africa during his tenure
as the Finance Minister of Zimbabwe. My son and I decided to move out of
Zimbabwe for our own security, because our lives were in danger.
We decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where my husband
deposited this money. Till date, the security company is not aware of
the content of the consignment because my husband used his diplomatic
immunity as at that time to deposit the consignment as important
personal valuables. I decided to have contact with overseas person/firm
who will assist me to move the money out of South Africa. This becomes
necessary because as political asylum seekers, we are not allowed to own
or operate a bank account. For further investigation on the current
political crisis in my country, you can go through NEWS PAPERS or tune
your RADIO/TV Sets to the CNN to put you in the know of the evil deeds
in my country, ZIMBABWEA.
I want you to immediately confirm your interest in the project through
my son JAMES KHUMALO on emails above stated.As soon as I get your
response, I will give you more details on how we can proceed. Thanks and
God bless you for your anticipated cooperation. Urgent response waited.
Best regards,
  
Mrs.Khumalo

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