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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: "davis khumalo" <k_davis.05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: k.davis01@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:51:54 +0000
Subject: FROM:DAVIS KHUMALO

FROM:DAVIS KHUMALO
5 RIDER HAGGARD CLOSE, 2001
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-735-749-549
CONTACT-EMAIL: k.davis01@hotmail.com

ATTN:
Dear Sir/Madam ,

I got your name in my search for a foreign partner who will help me as I and
my mother status as refugee cannot allow us to transfer money. Please accept
my apology if this e-mail is embarrassing as you don’t know me. My mother
and I are in need of urgent assistance. I am MR DAVIS KHUMALO, the son of
Sir, EMMAN KHUMALO 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 where ordered to surrender their farms to his party
members. My father 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 my father was beaten up by this evil men
and made away with a lot of properties in my father's farm company And the
tension was so much on him he was rushed to a SPECIALIT HOSPITAL in South
Africa along with me and my mother and my sister we move out of Zimbabwe
because our lives were in danger. and after much distress my beloved father
died here in South Africa. But before then, my father handed over to my
mother a proof of deposit slip/Agreement and some documents which was made
between him and a SECURITY/FINANCE COMPANY here in South Africa on which he
deposited the sum of $15(FIFTEEN 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 doesn’t allow us to stand for the fund for transfer,
I want you to stand as my fathers beneficiary, and with the help of my
fathers financial attorney this transfer is going to be fast and easy.

Note that for your time and help 25% 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 70% is for me and my family to
start up business in your country with your support. When you reply I
will tell you things you need to do.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
DAVIS KHUMALO
(For the family)

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