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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: edward buthelezi <edward_bzi.sa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:20:07 +0200
Subject: IMPORTANT AND URGENT




Dear Sir/Madam,

VERY IMPORTANT AND URGENT BUSINESS

I would want to first of all apologise for any inconvinence this mail might cause you since there was no previous communication with you.I got your contact from the south africa online directory.

I am the son of late Mr.Botes Buthelezi who was murdered early last year by the Political juntas of my country's President Mr.Mugabe(ZIMBABWE).My father was murdered because he refuted the President's policy which was mainly against the white farmer and some few individual black farmers that were not compromising.

Before the death of my father,he deposited the sum of 4.8M EURO(four million five hundred thousand Euro only) with a Bank OVERSEAS, which he proposed using in establishing his new farms projects in BOTSWANA and LESOTHO.Since he died this fund has been lying in that account dormant and because of our present situation here in South Africa as refugees we cannot do anything to retrieve this fund.

My father's Attorney whom has advice that the only way to retrieve the fund is to get an affidavit for a change of next-of -kin of anybody that would be ready to sincerely assist us because i was originally made the next-of-kin to the fund by my father..My present status do and cannot permit me to have access to the fund.Please if you can assist in getting this fund to your account in your country for safe keeping till my mother and I can relocate from south africa to your country we would very much be grateful and indebted to you for life.

We do pledge to pay such individual for his or her services to us with a 20% of the whole sum and also a further 5% for any expenses such individual might incur in the process of transfering this fund to his account.Also,my mother and I have decided to give for assisting us 30% share of the business that we would be investing in your country.

I would appreciate it if you get back to me immediately you read this mail and you are convinced you are capable of assisting in this transfer to your country.

Please do contact me on: buthelezi201@webmail.co.za or call me at +27 76 135 1060

NOTE! This transaction is of a very CONFIDENTIAL nature.

God bless you as you help.

Faithfully yours,

Edward Buthelezi.
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