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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: "collette lumka" <collette_lumka@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:41:58 +0200
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

MRS. COLLETTE LUMKA.
100 BELLAIRS STREET NORTHRIDING,
GAUTHENG JOHANNESBURG,
SAUTH AFRICA.
TEL: 27-84-978-9909.

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

Dear Sir,madam

With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I
believe would be of great interest to you. I find your contact while I was
doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist my family to transfer fund to his personal or
private account for investment purpose. I am Mrs.collette lumka the wife of
Late Mr. Samuel lumka, who was the "Chairman" of the farmer?s co-operation
in Zimbabwe.

It will be necessary to inform you that the {US$22.5M} Twenty two Million
Five Hundred Thousand united states dollars)intended for pitalization of the
investments are presently in the custody of a private security company here
in Johannesburg, South Africa which we require to transfer out of South
Africa immediately for the said investment purposes.

You may have heard of the present crisis in Zimbabwe orchestrated by the
unprecedented Land use Act of the government of Robert Mugabe in which this
government has arbitrarily reclaimed and acquired all farmlands owned by the
white farmers in the country.

This has caused a historical displacement of the white folks who are known
to be the country's main farmers. The ensuing struggles and strife have
brought about the killing and imprisonment of thousands of these white farm
owners by the ruthless government forces designated to enforce this new
order.

My husband, in his good will, joined the international community in
condemning and speaking out against this uncivilized and bizarre policy of
Robert Mugabes government. As a result of my husband firm and upright
position on this matter, a group of assailants suspected to be government
sympathizers attached and killed my husband in cold blood.

Seeing that the entire Lumka's family was in serious threat of extinction,
we immediately fled Zimbabwe to South Africa, where we have sojourned ever
since as refugee under the United Nations.

Prior however, to my husband untimely death he had sensing the rising
hostilities, sold some of his farm lands and secretly sent the proceeds
{US$22.5m} Twenty Two million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars
from sales of the farmlands to South Africa. And deposited it in a metal box
with a private security company here in Johannesburg.

We are presently in South Africa as Refugee (Asylum Seekers) We are ready to
come in terms on what you will want my family to offer you for your
assistance in this transaction, contact me on the above phone indicating
your interest as soon as possible, or my son Christopher Lumka in South
Africa with me, e-mail address: christlumka_za@hotmail.com. We shall be glad
to give you more clarification on the modalities needed for smooth
successful completion of this transaction.

It is equally important to state here that considering the nature of this
matter, we will required that it is handled most discreetly.

I anticipate your quick response.

Best regard.

Mrs. Collette lumka.
(For and On behalf of my family)


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