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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: sibusiso ndluvo <sibusisondluvo@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:38:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT REQUEST


FROM:SIBUSISO NDLUVO.
TELEPHONE:+27 782 439 940
E-MAIL sibusisondluvo@yahoo.com

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
Good Day,
Sir/Madam,

My name is SIBUSISO NDLUVO the elder son of Mr.MICHAEL NDLUVO of Zimbabwe .
It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address,i got it from the Republic of South Africa.
During the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporter of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, He ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers.
My father was the Head of Forestery and Land Department and one of the best farmers in Zimbabwe, knowing that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the president’s supporters invaded my father’s farm burnt down everything, shot him twice and as a result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after two days in Harare Hospital Zimbabwe.
Before he died, he wrote his "WILL", which reads "(MY BELOVED SON ,I
WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF $15.7 MILLION U.S DOLLARS, WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH-AFRICA).
IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY".
you should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to
transfer this money out of SOUTH-AFRICA for investment purpose.

I deposited the money in your name and it can be claimed by you alone
with the deposited code. your mother has all the documents.Take good care of
your mother and your two sister."

After his buriel, my mother and I with two of my younger sisters decided to move
out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South-Africa.

From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my
family depends on this money as much.

We are now living in South-Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and
the financial law of SOUTH-AFRICA does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money.

In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South-Africa, I am
asking you to assist me transfer this money out of South-Africa for
investment pusposes.

For your assistance, I prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 75% will be kept for my family Investment.
Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to
you once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves.

I deeply Looking forward to urgent reply from you.

NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL AND SINCERITY.

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

Thank's

Regards,

SIBUSISO NDLUVO.

(From Zimbabwean)






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