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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: "MR COLLINS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <collinnkosi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:43:32 +0200
Subject: PLEASE MY FAMILY NEEDS YOUR URGENT HELP


FROM: MR.COLLIN KHUMALO
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
5 LILLY STREET PARKTOWN,
TEL: 27-71-947-06-78.
collinnkosi@gmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to you as it comes from a stranger. Please rest assured as it comes with best of intentions. However, I got your contact address from the South African exchange service on line when Iam searching a capable and reliable person who we help me to transfer this fund out of South Africa.

But after due considerations from your profile, I became aware and assured of your credibility of handling this trust and my future; thus my humble decision to solicit your understanding and cooperation in this transaction as it will be beneficial to all of us involved.

Meanwhile, I would like to introduce myself before moving further; I am MR. COLLINS KHUMALO, the wife of late DR.THABO KHUMALO, a Zimbabwean Citizen.

My father late DR. THABO KHUMALO deals with Gold and Diamond and was the General Manager of a Gold Mining Industry in Kikuru – Zimbabwe before he died on 20th January 2005 after a brief illness. Knowing fully well that Zimbabwe being a country rich with Gold and Diamond, my late father who was famous and very rich before he past away entrusted me as his beloved first son a huge amount of money he deposited with a Security and Finance Company in South Africa. He also handed me over the relevant documents (Depository Agreements) of the money. A total amount of US$28Millon (Twenty Eight Million
United States Dollars) only was lodged into the Security Company by my late father as family valuables to avoid much demurrage from the Security Company.

This amount of money was made by my late father through the sale of Gold he smuggled out of the Industry in the year 2003. He was arrested and probed for irregularities and allegedly looting the government’s treasury but was later released and retrenched prematurely according to Zimabebwe regulation. It was on that note that I and my mother who is presently in South Africa decided to contact you to help us transfer this money with your name to your country or your nominated bank account around the world for eventual investment. We cannot invest this money here because of our status as refugees in South Africa.

I have concluded with my mother that you shall be entitled with 25% of the total sum for your assistance. So do contact my me MR. COLLINS KHUMALO to discuss more on the modalities on how this transaction could be concluded with you.

You can contact me with above Telephone number immediately, to indicate your proper interest towards the transaction as we are unable to take this transaction into delay.

Meanwhile, you are free to ask any question you wish but you must be assured that this transaction is risk-free, strictly confidential and must be kept within you alone. We shall keep in touch with other procedures while waiting for your reply.

Please due enclose your (private telephone, city code, and fax numbers, occupation) for more convinient communication, the whole process of this transaction will take only 1-2 weeks from the date of your arrival here in South African.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

MR.COLLINS KHUMALO
[For the Family]


NOTE:... PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE DETAILS IN THIS TRANSACTION (collinnkosi@gmail.com)

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