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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: Francis Zuma <frzm44@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:36:52 -0400
Subject: Hello, how are you?





Engr. Francis Y.Zuma



Tel: +27 732 618 192







Dear,



Please excuse my personnel approach. I am a principal accountant with the Department of works and Housing in the Republic of South Africa. I am wondering if perhaps you might consent to assist me in a highly pressing financial transfer requiring speed and confidentiality.



My colleagues and I have arranged to transfer to a nominated foreign bank account the sum of USD$30.5Million Dollars from over-invoicing of a capital project (contract) and supply to our department. Up till now, payments for foreign contractors and suppliers are dispatched to nominated foreign bank account beneficiaries through an operational structure that my colleagues and I occupy. However, for obvious reasons we cannot present ourselves or use our personal bank accounts as beneficiaries of this said amount because we are public servants and are prohibited from operating or transferring large funds through our private bank account. Therefore, I was entrusted with the task of transferring the money to an overseas bank account for privacy and investment purposes.



I would deeply oblige you to kindly present yourself, if you can on our behalf as the beneficiary of the USD30.5 Million Dollars. We have taken the necessary precaution in securing all documentation with regards to a safe transaction to avoid suspicion and unnecessary delays, and we are anxious to transfer the money out of an Escrow account to avoid detection of the anomaly. I decided to contact you with the hope that your background presents an ideal candidate to trust with a transaction of this magnitude.



If you should decide to assist us; it is our intention to let you have 18.5% of the total money transferred into your bank account, while 5% will be set aside as refund for any outlays or expenses incurred in executing the transfer. However, I need the following information to enable me create a file for in our department as the beneficiary, and to demand for payment with your account particulars.



1. Your Current Bank Details or Company Account Details.



2 Full Names and Address of Beneficiary.



3.Telephone/Fax numbers (private/office).



Please, Note that this is strictly private and confidential transaction and we expect you to respect its anonymity. You can always contact me on the e-mail address or the above telephone line.



Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.



Best Regards



Engr. Francis Y.Zuma





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