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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: "galaxy douglas" <galaxydouglas02@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:50:55 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM; MR GALAXY DOUGLAS
JOHANNESBURY SOUTH AFRICA.

ATTN:
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally first, I am GALAXY DOUGLAS the first son of MR GEORGE DOUGLAS a
well famous famer who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.

I was furnished with viable information from the INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
here in Johannesburg and decided to contact you.

Before the death of my father he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the
sum of US$20 Million (Tweenty Million and United States Dollars) in a
security company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came
when the President of Zimbabwe MR ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new Land Act
which wholly affected the rich white and black farmers.

This resulted to the killing and mob action by the Zimbabwean war veterans
and some lunatics in the society.

In fact a lot of people have been killed because of this land-reformed act
of which my father was one of the victims.

It is against this background that my family and I who are currently staying
in South Africa decided to transfer my father s money to a foreign account
since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open
any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction.

As the eldest son of my father I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account into which this money could be transferred
to, without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything
we have got and South Africa 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 the future since
both counties have the same political history.

More so the South Africa Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker.

As a businessman I have to entrust my future and that of my family in his
hands I must let you know that this transaction is risk free.

If you accept to assist me and my family all I want you to do is to make
arrangements and come to Johannesburg South Africa so that you can open a
non-resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate overseas.This money I intend to use for
investment.

I have two options for you firstly you can choose to have a certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the money in your country.

Whichever the options you want feel free to notify me. I have also mapped
out 10% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of
this transation. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you
20% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your
country.

Contact me with the above telephone and E-mail address while I implore you
to maintain secrecy required in this transaction.

And no matter the level of transaction we are in You must keep this business
secret and confidential Please send your phone and fax numbers on your reply
to my proposal.Yours Faithfully,

GALAXY DOUGLAS
{For the family }

FROM; MR GALAXY DOUGLAS
JOHANNESBURY SOUTH AFRICA.

ATTN:
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally first, I am GALAXY DOUGLAS the first son of MR GEORGE DOUGLAS a
well famous famer who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.

I was furnished with viable information from the INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE
here in Johannesburg and decided to contact you.

Before the death of my father he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the
sum of US$20 Million (Tweenty Million and United States Dollars) in a
security company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came
when the President of Zimbabwe MR ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new Land Act
which wholly affected the rich white and black farmers.

This resulted to the killing and mob action by the Zimbabwean war veterans
and some lunatics in the society.

In fact a lot of people have been killed because of this land-reformed act
of which my father was one of the victims.

It is against this background that my family and I who are currently staying
in South Africa decided to transfer my father s money to a foreign account
since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open
any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction.

As the eldest son of my father I am saddled with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account into which this money could be transferred
to, without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything
we have got and South Africa 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 the future since
both counties have the same political history.

More so the South Africa Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such
investment as an asylum seeker.

As a businessman I have to entrust my future and that of my family in his
hands I must let you know that this transaction is risk free.

If you accept to assist me and my family all I want you to do is to make
arrangements and come to Johannesburg South Africa so that you can open a
non-resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate overseas.This money I intend to use for
investment.

I have two options for you firstly you can choose to have a certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the money in your country.

Whichever the options you want feel free to notify me. I have also mapped
out 10% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of
this transation. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you
20% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your
country.

Contact me with the above telephone and E-mail address while I implore you
to maintain secrecy required in this transaction.

And no matter the level of transaction we are in You must keep this business
secret and confidential Please send your phone and fax numbers on your reply
to my proposal.Yours Faithfully,

GALAXY DOUGLAS
{For the family }

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