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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Cliff Duma" <cliffduma02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cliffduma147@yahoo.coml
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:14:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.

NO 11 LOUIS BOTHA AVENUE
SANTON.
SOUTH AFRICA.
Email: cliffduma01@yahoo.com

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir,

My name is MR. CLIFF DUMA, the SON OF Mr. JOHN DUMA
of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about
where I got your contact address. I GOT YOUR COUNTACT
FROM THE COMMERCIAL SECTION OF YOUR COUNTRY EMBASSY
HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG so during the
current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the
supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all
the white-owned farms to his party members and his
followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender
all their farms to his party members and his
followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country
and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas,
Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt
everything in the farm, killing my father and made
away with a lot of items in my father's farm. Before
his death, my father had deposited with one of the
Security Company in Johannesburg South Africa, the sum
of US$10. 5 Million (TEN Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars). With my name, and made every
documents with my name both the certificate of
depositary.

Then After the death of my father, we decided to move
to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited
the money in the Security Company as valuables. So, I
decided to contact overseas firm and companies that
will assist me to move this money out of South Africa
because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to
operate any bank account within South Africa. We have
agreed to offer you 15% of the total sum for your
assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses
that may be incurred in the course of this transaction
and 80% will be for me and my family to invest in your
country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire
personal phone for easy communication. You can contact
me on the above E-MAIL. Note that this
transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,
MR. CLIFF DUMA.

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