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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: Rachael Wallesa <rachlzuma02@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 09:36:56 +0000
Subject: urgent help


FROM: Miss Rachael Wallesa Zuma
ASYLUM CAMP
ABIDJAN COTE D`IVOIRE

My Dearest,

I assume you can handle this matter involving a fund in the transaction
which I am going to hint you herein ; while believing that you will not
betray my trust on you?

I am the only daughter of my father late Sir Wallesa ZUMA, from Free State
in the Republic of South Africa (SA). My father was a miner and merchant
of Gold, lime stone and Cocoa in South Africa before his untimely death.

After his business trip to Abidjan,a week as he came back from Abidjan he
was assassinated by some unknown assassins which sad event affected my
mother deeply and left her in a comma and illness till date.

My Dad died five days after the incident in the hospital. It was
unbelievable to imagine that my father will pass away in such a gruesome
death. Well advance before he gave up the ghost, he disclosed to me that
he deposited the sum of US$25,000,000, (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLAR) in a security and safe deposit company in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire.

The money was meant for his Gold, Limestone and Cocoa business he wanted to
invest in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire deposited in metalic iron trunk boxes
declared as Ivoiry and family belongings for security reasons.

My father gave me the number of the keys to the boxes, deposit documents
including the agreement certificate deed for the declaration. He thus
instructed me to seek for a foreign assistance to help me move this money
out of the security and safe deposit company for some blue chip investment.

I have successfully smuggled myself out of the country with my mother
alongside since we have some family members whose collboration led to the
death of my father andof course we had to avoid their knowledge of our
movement out of the country for the fear them monitoring our entire
movements. Upon our arrival, we have located the security company here in
Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire and have confirmed the consignment of the deposit
according to the documents we have at hand.

My mother is currently in a critical health condition and is hospitalized
already here. We have been granted political asylum by the government of
the land. Now I am soliciting for your kindest assistance to help me lift
this fund out to your Account abroad so that we can invest it in any
lucrative business in your country strictly on your advice.

Anxiously waiting to hear from you urgently so that we can discuss fully
on this transaction. Meanwhile, I have mapped out for you 10 % out of the
total money which stands for your commissions for helping in using your
Bank Account to transfer the money after withdrawing it out safely from the
security firm. You will also benefit 5% of the total profit gained in the
investment of the money in your country.

Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to ask them now for
explaination. All communication to my private box : rachlzuma@yandex.com

Best regards,

Miss Rachael Wallesa Zuma

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