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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: Wie Twella <wie@teenmail.co.za>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:00:03 -0700
Subject: Letter From Dr. Wie Twella ''PLEASE REPLY''

Greetings

Please permit me to contact you through this medium. I am a medical practitioner, Dr. Wie Twella . I have a patient I am treating privately because of her status. She is the wife of a prominent politician here in South Africa, Mrs. Susan Yengeni and has been ill for a couple of months now.

This woman confided in me based on the free medical attention I have been giving to her and revealed to me her life ordeals, which is very touching. Her husband, Mr. Tony Yengeni, was arrested and charged to court for a multi-billion dollar arms deal fraud which she said was politically motivated by his enemies as her husband was the chairman of parliament in South Africa and the former chief whip of the ruling political party.

She also told me that he accented to plead guilty in exchange for his acquittal on corruption charges but was later convicted on trumped-up charges. This led to his bank accounts in South Africa and abroad being frozen. Now, things are really bad for her, husband and children. Based on this, she cannot even afford to take care of her medical expenses. This is why I am rendering her free medical attention. Due to the fact that her husband is still being monitored, she was advised by him to source for a credible and trustworthy partner abroad who will help in managing and investing some funds he secretly deposited in a security firm for safe keeping some years ago. The amount is US$17Million contained in sealed boxes.

He deposited these boxes with a safe security company for safekeeping as family treasures and African artifacts to prevent the officials of the company from raising eyebrow. I wish and believe you will be in a position to assist in managing this large sum for a profitable venture and also to help create a safe heaven for her and her children by making a residential arrangement for them in your country. After she had disclosed this information to me, I saw the reason to request that she allows me see the documents relating to this deposit of which she did. I will oblige you with more information as soon as I receive your response.

You can find more about her husband's predicaments at the following websites:

http://www.polity.org.za/html/govdocs/pr/2001/pr1003b.html
http://www.gov.za/projects/procurement/yengeni.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1577682.stm
http://www.hsf.org.za/focus22/focus22ethics.html
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/10/06/stories/0306000k.htm
http://www.armsdeal-vpo.co.za/articles00/govt_reserves.html
http://www.ifp.org.za/Releases/190303apr.htm

Let me assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. From my discussion with her, she has agreed to give you a reasonable percentage of the money for your assistance, which will be negotiated and agreed on by both sides. I am obliged to assist this lady knowing that she has a limited knowledge in the business world. I will need from you a mutual  nderstanding and then we shall make plans of how the funds would be secured into an
account in your name. Moreover, you will arrange and travel immediately to meet with the security company for the clearing of the consignment.

Thanks and God bless you for your understanding. Please do not forget to email me your private telephone number so that I can give you a call to discuss this matter if you are interested in this offer.Reply to my private email wie@tsamail.co.za

Best regards.

Dr. Wie Twella
Private; wie@tsamail.co.za 


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