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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: "Mamoepa Schaik" <st_mamoepa@msn.com>
Reply-To: st_mamoepa@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 08:36:03 +0000
Subject: Thanks and remain blessed

Dear Sir/Madam            
 
                               CONFIDENTIAL

I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,but as things unfold, we will know each other better and how I got your contact. I will start by introducing myself to you, I am Mrs Mamoepa Shaik, the wife of Mr Schabir Shaik , the Former Finance  Adviser to the Ex-deputy President Mr Jacob Zuma. I am very sure that you will be of a good assistance after carefully reading my letter.
 
In short to be sincere and honest with you, with the present situation of things now in  my home looks sad following the investigations of the Judge of Durban High Court statement between my husband and Mr Jacob Zuma  the Ex-deputy President  . I am under threat and fear daily by the Security personnel’s trying to find more of  my husband’s financial involvement to support  the allegation of corruption  in connection with Mr Jacob Zuma as his has been established and passed sentence on.
 
I want to use this opportunity  to move the $5.5 million US dollars into your custody for safe keeping, since my husband, Mr Schabir  Shaik  is in prison and the government is still investigating on the corruption relationship  leveled on him and his Boss Ex-deputy President Mr Jacob Zuma in conjunction with the French Arm Manufacturer in order to establish a convenience legal cases in the next court sitting on 11th October,2005.
 
Be informed that this said amount was given to my husband as gratification from some Foreign Minerals and Energy Companies he helped in securing Allocation for the Drilling of Solid Minerals In South Africa  .As a Civil Servant he does not want to be exposed as if  he knew what was about to happen ,  he gave me this money to deposit in form of jewelry in a security company with network of branches in Africa, Europe ,Asia and America , so that he can exonerate himself from the eyes of Government security operatives and the Transparency International which is the body that scrutinizes the activities of all civil servants in South Africa  as checks and balances for official misconduct.
 
Hence the source of this said money is clean and clear. This money was deposited in a security company in a jewelry case and  my intention to transfer jewelry case out of South Africa in order to avoid more problems for a name is more important than the whole world. All I need now is for you to send me your contact address and other information, to enable the security company turn the Jewelry case to your name as the beneficiary and transfer it to their Office near to you
 
My husband will be happy to hear that you help to free the political carrier of Mr Jacob Zuma  as a Zulu , if the Government Security Operative findings out that my Husband Mr Schabir  Shaik has such  money while still under  Mr Jacob Zuma  as Finance Adviser, it will jeopardize the political carrier of Mr Jacob Zuma and he stands to loose his Political Supporters. So, as you receive this mail and you feel that you can not help, please do keep it to yourself. For it took the Zulus long years of protest before we get to where we are today. So, on receive of your response and your willingness to help as regards to this,
I will furnish you on the next line of action to take immediately.
 
Thanks and God bless your family. 
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Mamoepa  Stella Shaik

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