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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: "andy khumalo" <andykhumalo_03@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 01:09:47 +0200
Subject: FROM ANDY KHUMALO

FROM MR ANDY KHUMALO
NO:18 ROSENTTENVILLE,
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE NO +27 838 877 337
 
ATTN: DIRECTOR/C.E.O
I know you will be surprise to read from me, but please this is a request from the family in dare need of assistance. I am MR. ANDY KHUMALO from Angola. I am the first and the only son of the late BRIGARDIER
RICHARD KHUMALO.
 
I am presently living in South Africa. I got your contact address in the course of a discreet search for reliable person from Johannesburg chamber of commerce and Industry, after going through your profile. And I on behalf of my widowed mother MRS. SANDRA KHUMALO decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$ 21M (Twenty ONE Million United States Dollars) inherited from my late father into your personal/company account.
 
Before his death, he was brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition procurement for the Angola army. In his WILL, he specifically drew my attention to US$ 21Million which he deposited in a safe box with a private Security Company here in Johannesburg, South Africa.
 
INFACT MY LATE FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL, AND I, QUOTE: My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to US$ 21M (Twenty ONE Million United States Dollars) which I deposited in a box with a private Security Company in
Johannesburg – South Africa. I declared the content as a personal effect. During the war, I was very dedicated to wining the war against the rebels until Ifound out that senior army officers and government functionaries were busy helping themselves with government funds and properties and sending them to foreign countries. Due to this, when I and former special adviser to the president were assigned by president (JOSE EDUARDO SANTOS) to purchase arms inSouth Africa,
 
when Nelson Mandela the former presidentof South Africa stopped selling arms and ammunition to all war countries in Africa, we saw this as a golden
opportunity and diverted the money and shared it and I got a total of US$21M. In case of my absence on earth as a result of death only, you should solicit for assistance of reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. I deposited the box in your name with all the documents handed to your mother. Take good care of your mother. Do not go back to Angola until the war is over and beware of  your enemies.
 
From the above you will understand that the life and future of my family depend on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. We are living in South Africa as political asylum seeker and financial laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa do not permit us to certain rights in
South Africa.
 
 In view of this, I cannot invest this funds in South Africa, hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this fund out of South Africa for investment purposes. For your efforts I and my widowed mother have agreed to offer you 20% of the total fund while 10% will be set aside for any expenses incurred
between yourself and our family. While we keep 70% for investment in your country.
 
Finally, modalities on how this transfer will be done would be conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves. While waiting for your reply (through e-mail
andy4khumalo@yahoo.co.in ) please treat this request urgently and confidential. God bless you.
 
Best regard,
ANDY KHUMALO
 (On behalf of the family)

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