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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: arisonzulu2@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:45:42 +0200
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

FROM: MR. ARISON ZULU
TEL: +27-83-894-6787
FAX: +0044-7092865719

Please, reply to this alternative e-mail address
E-mail:arisonzulu3@hotmail.co.uk


ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / CEO,

FUND TRANSFER.

I know this message will come to you as a surprise since we don?t know each other
before, but for purpose on introduction I am MR. ARISON ZULU the Chief Auditor of
the Leading Bank of South Africa, There is an Account opened in this Bank in 1980
and since 1990 nobody has operated on this Account again. After going through
some old files in the records I discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this Account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner and a miner at
Kruger Gold Co,. a geologist by profession and he died since 1990. No other person
knows about this Account or anything concerning it, the Account has no other
Beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his Company does not
know anything about this Account and the amount involved is US$20.5 MILLION
(TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a
local Bank here but can only be approved to any foreign Account because the money
is in US Dollars and the former owner of the Account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a
foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do
not know ourselves before, we will Sign an Agreement but be sure that it is real
and a Genuine Business

Please, reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately
send also your private telephone and fax numbers including the full details of your
Account to be use for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or Sign a binding
Agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foreign
Account or any Account of your choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly
to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments. I am contacting
you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign Account and foreign
Beneficiary.

I need your full Co-operation to make this work fine because the management is
ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this
Account which I will give to you immediately, if you are capable and willing to
handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and
advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my
life. I need truthful person in this Business because I don?t want to make mistake,
I need your strong assurance and trust.

With my position now in the Office I can transfer this money to any foreigner?s
reliable Account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will be
intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all
documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any
place.

You can also come discuss with me face to face after which I will make this
remittance in your presence and two of us will fly back to your country at least
two days ahead of the money going into the Account. I will apply for annual leave
to get Visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this
fund in your Account. I will use my position and influence to effect legal
approvals and onward transfer of this money to your Account with appropriate
Clearance Forms of the Ministries and Foreign Exchange Departments.

At the conclusion of this business you will be given 25% of the total amount,
70% will be for me and while 5% will be for any expenses both parties might have
incurred during the process of transferring.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my telephone and fax or e-mail.

Yours truly.

Best regards,

MR. ARISON ZULU.
(Chief Auditor)

NB: Please, reply to this alternative e-mail address
E-mail:arisonzulu3@hotmail.co.uk


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