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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. David Khumalo" <pl.yy56@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <d_khuma3@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:00:30 -0700
Subject: reply




From:
David Khumalo.



After my official inquiry from the foreign trade office of the chambers of
commerce & industry here in Johannesburg. I decided to contact you and have
not disclosed the intention to anyone else because of the delicate nature of
this project. I plead confidentiality in this transaction as I am a high placed
official working with Department of Foreign deposits & Investment with
African development Bank (A.D.B) and currently in need of a silent foreign
partner who can receive and invest a large amount of money overseas.

There was an account opened in this bank in 1980
and since 2001 nobody has operated on this account again. After going
through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this
money out urgently, this funds will go down the drains; into private pockets of
either the board of directors of this bank or it may eventually be discovered
by the government o as a dormant fund in the forthcoming audit by the Nations
auditors. They will confiscate or send it into the government's coffers &
treasury. The question now is who is the government and where is the treasury?
These are human beings like you and I.

The owner of this account was DR. Ben DREDO, a
foreign geologist miner at Kruger gold company here in South Africa and he died
in 2001 with no individual next of Kin or beneficiary present for this deposit
as it was intended for short term investment before he passed away and my
investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything
about this account.

The amount involved is Ten million, five hundred
thousand United States Dollars and I would like for us to transfer it bit by
bit in four or five different transfers to avoid raising an eye brow or
suspicions on the side of my fellow colleagues. With my position now in
the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which
you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my
physical arrival in your country for sharing and investment. I will also
use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of
this money to your account with appropriate clearance documents from the
ministries and foreign exchange department.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine
because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who
has correct information of this account, which I will give to you later if you
will be able to handle such transaction in strict confidence and trust
according to my instructions and guidelines for our mutual benefit because such
opportunity will not come again in our lifetime.

I look forward to your earliest reply.

Yours Friendly,

David Khumalo




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