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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: "derrick gezi" <myfuture121404@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: myfuture12_1404@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:22:21 +0000
Subject: RE-BUSINESS ENQUIRY

From:Derrick Sese Gezi
JOHHANESBURG- 2021
SOUTH AFRICA.
Tell +27833386953
RE-BUSINESS ENQUIRY

Dear Sir.

I am Mr Derrick Sese Gezi, a South African and a senior civil servant
(General supervisor) with South African Gold and Diamond Mining and
Processing company Krugersdrop, the immediate younger brother to Mr. Oliver
Metembe Gezi (African National Congress- ANC) who was assassinated
during the apartheid (Ignoble and Unhappy) regime.

On the 24th April 1994, when apartheid was dismantled, the South African
Government decided to compensate the families of all the Freedom Fighters
who lost their lives during the struggle by placing the educated elites in
high offices in South African Government.( KNOWN AS BLACK
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA) among which my family was
included. For instance, Nelson Mandela was compensated with being the first
president of the Republic of South Africa; Richard Parkes was appointed the
manager of Shell and BP South Africa petroleum and refinery (S.A.P.R), Jeff
Radebe was appointed the Minister of public Enterprises and Trevor Manual
was appointed the Finance Minister.

In fact, I got your contact / credibility from South African information
exchange assisted by the south African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
where I however read your company profile believing in its reputable
capability as regards my intensive purposes to you.

As a matter of fact, I have accumulated sufficiently USD$8 MILLION( Eight
Million United States Dollars) by virtue of my position in the office as a
senior civil servant in the South African Gold and Diamond mining company
Krugersdrop. Presently, this fund is absolutely kept in an insurance
suspense holding in a private security company in South Africa. The
deposition of this fund was made easier for me with a very strong written
agreement and signatory in a different
beneficiary under my control.

Being a South Africa serving civil servant, it is very difficult for me to
invest this fund here in my country’s the law strictly prohibits. If the
government got knowledge of it, the fund will be confiscated. I have no
doubt that you understand this point very well. This fund is my struggle
and sweat through commissions from unaccountable contracts and other
profitable additions from the company’s original cost price mostly gained
from customers around the world.

Therefore, my plan and intention about this fund is to transfer it overseas
into a straightforward, trustworthy and God-fearing person’s less taxable
account for investment purpose only. Using your name/company as the
beneficiary of the fund to avoid my government’s intervention. Last
time, I got in contact with some one from South Korea but he became
unnecessarily greedy concerning his commission in the deal before I decided
to contact you. Meanwhile, I am prepared to give you 20% of this fund for
assisting me while the rest will be for investment.

If you are interested in assisting me, please notify me immediately on the
above private telephone number or send me e-mail on my very confidential
e-mail address. But if you are not in position to assist me, please
maintain the high level of confidentiality needed in this transaction.

Yours Faithfully.

Mr. Derrick Sese Gezi


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