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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: "Phillip Khumalo" <phillipkumalo@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:56:40 +0200
Subject: FROM: MR.PHILLIP KUMALO

FROM: MR.PHILLIP KUMALO
#34 LAKE VIEW FLORIDA
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL:phillipkumalo@hotmail.com
TEL :( +27-73-794-8548)
FAX :( +27-73-705-9611)

Dear:Director/CEO.

APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE

My name is, MR.PHILLIP KUMALO the elder son of Mr. WILLIAM KUMALO of
Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact
address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in
Johannesburg, South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white and Black-owned farms to
his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to
surrender all farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe’s ideas, His party supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt
down everything in my Fathers farm, killing my father and made away with a
lot of items in my fathers farm.

Before his sudden death, my father had deposited with a Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$25 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) for the establishment of a new farm in Lesotho. After
the death of my father; we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa
where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables, and I
will give you every proof of Deposit (documents) that my Father used to
deposit money with the security company.

So I decided to act according to my late father instruction to look for an
honest overseas partner that will assist me to move this money out of South
Africa, because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any Bank
Account within South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total
sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be
incurred in the course of this transaction while 70% will be for me and my
family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above
Telephone and E-mail numbers. Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free
and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR PHILLIP KUMALO.


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