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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: abdulsfamily0@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 01:41:28 -0800
Subject: PLS SIR/MADAM,WE WAIT FOR YOUR KIND RESPOND.

FROM: ABDUL MOHAMED AND FAMILY.
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: + 27-83-992-5113.

Hello Dear,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not
know me personally, I am ABDUL MOHAMED the first son of ALHAJI ABDUL
USMAN who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got
your contact through network online hence decided to write you.

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to
deposit the sum o US$18.5 Milllion(EIGHTEEN AND HALF MILLION) United
States Dollars, in one of the private security company, as if he
foresaw
the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as
gemstones to avoid much demurrage from security company. This amount
was
meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and
established of new farm in Swaziland, another neighbouring country.

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.Robert Mugabe
introduced a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white
farmers and some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to killings and
mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some opportunist lunatics in
the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land
reformed Act for which my father was one of the victim.

It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently
staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father's money to
foreign
account since the law of South Africa prohibit a open any bank account
or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout South
Africa.

As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred
without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking
everything
we 've got. The South African government seems to be playing along with
them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in
South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future
since both countries have similar political history . Moreover, the
South African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such investments
for an asylum seeker.

As a business man, whom do I entrust my future since both my future and
that of my family are in my hands.I must let you know that this
transaction is 100% risk free. This money, I intended to use for
investment.I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have
certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this
transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for proper
profitable investment of the money in your country.

Whichever of the options you want, feel free to notify me I have also
mapped 5% of this money for all expenses incurred in the process of
this transaction. If you do not prefer partnership I am willing to give
you only 20% of the money while the remaining 75% will be for our
investment in your country.

Contact me with this alternative E-mail address :abdulsfamily0@yahoo.com
OR Telephone number:+27-83-992-5113 while I implore you to maintain the
absolute secrecy required in this transaction. I will apreciate your
urgent response or call towards this our request.

Thanks and God bless you.

Yours Faithfully,

ABDUL MOHAMED.
(FOR THE FAMILY).



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