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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: Shabalalla Gift <shabalalla_gift@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <shabalalla_family@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:45:33 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS GIFT SHABALALLA




FROM: MRS GIFT
SHABALALLA,


55 High lands north,
Johannesburg South Africa

Call-+27-83 55 37 507

SHABALALLAFAMILY@HOTMAIL.COM



My Dear,



With respect, and humility am writing you this proposal
letter which I hope may be of interest to you. There is nothing better for the
spirit or the body than comfort of another. It elevates .We seek the help of
another. Someone to share and share the life we live. I am the wife of late
Daniel Shabalalla who was murdered by the Zimbabwean veterans and irate black
people. Together with my son the family. I am probably of the view that you are
aware of the present situation in my country Zimbabwe
sequel to the Land/Farm reform Act crisis in Zimbabwe. Before the death of my
husband on the 2nd of February 2006, he was a Prosperous Tobacco farmer and the
Former President of the Commercial Farmers Union and one of the Major Sponsor
of the Opposition Party Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe



I am writing to you together with my family presently from South Africa
where we have taken refugee. I got your contact from south African chamber of
commerce and industries and decided to write letter to you for your assistance.
I write to solicit for your special assistance to invest our Family fund in
your country through your assistance in view of the existing peace in your
country. Before the death of my husband and the consistent threats to his life
because of his outstanding and vocal position against the government of
President Robert Mugabe, He moved out the sum of USD$21.5Million, (twenty one
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), to South Africa since it
is the nearest neighboring country and deposited it in a security and Trust
company.



Since the death of my husband, there have been threat to my
life, but I succeeded to work for my escape to South Africa as a political asylum
seeker since that was the only option left for my family. In view of this
development, our position in South Africa do not permit us to normalize this
fund for any meaningful business transaction in South Africa since we live in
South Africa on a refugee status, and the financial policy of this country do
not permit us, we are soliciting for your help as a foreign partner. That is
why I want this fund to be transferred into your Nominated account so that you
will assist me to invest it in your country in any meaningful business venture.
Hence, if you agree to assist us, we have two options for you, we can go into
partnership with you and your family the moment this fund is moved or
transferred out of South
Africa or in the alternative, we offer you
some part of the money for your help.

I want you to understand that this fund is purely a family
fund/money. Money made after years of our family investment in farming but we
will appreciate it if you will maintain a high level of confidentiality because
I and my family do not want to be traced by the agents of the ruling party
where we are staying presently. If you are interested in assisting us, kindly
contact my son LUCAS SHABALALLA since I can't (speak English well) with above
Telephone Number or Email address so that we can discuss further on the process
to facilitate the movement of this fund. Or send to me your Telephone number
and fax. Please call my son as soon as you send me email.



I need urgent and confidential response.



Best Regards,

MRS GIFT SHABALALLA

(For The Family)










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