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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: "john zuma" <john_zazuma8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: john2zuma@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:38:45 +0300
Subject: PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE

FROM: MR.JOHN ZUMA
206 CHRIST CHURCH ROAD,
FOURWAYS, J= OHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
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ATTN:=20 CEO/DIRECTOR,

Sir/Madam,
      &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;          PLEA FOR ASSISTA= NCE

I am MR.JOHN WEMBA, The fist son of Late Engineer Michael ZUMA= , of
Bulawayo-Zimbabwe.I and my mother are now resident in South Afri= ca as an Asylum seeker(REFUGEE). I hope that you can take care of the amo= unt involved. I have
some huge amount of money, which I inherited fro= m my dead father few months
ago.

My father=92s tragedy occurre= d when the Zimbabwean government took our
farm from us. My father was= murdered in Zimbabwean and I and my mother are
the only people left = in the family, so I am willing to leave South Africa
for any place ab= road. My fund is presently=20 deposited with a SecurityCompany
without disclosing the contents of t= he box to the Security Firm, and I
would like you to help me transfer= this money overseas pending investment.
 

The amount deposited is (Forty Million United States Dol= lars) US$40
Million.

In consideration of your assistance, I ag= reed to offer you, upon
acceptance to this proposal 30% the remaining= 70% will be for me and my mother for
our life investment in your cou= ntry.

If you are interested and willing to assist me, you should p= lease
forward tome your following information so that I can reach you= :

1) YOUR FULL NAMES
2) YOUR PHYSICAL/POSTAL ADDRESSES
3) YO= UR PRIVATE TEL, FAX AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS
4) YOUR DATE OF BIRTH
= 5) YOUR MARITAL STATUS

The confidentiality of this proposal will b= e highly appreciated.

Thanks as I await your urgent response.
<= BR>Best Regards,
MR.JOHN ZUMA


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