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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: themba nkulu <themba_nkulu72@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:40:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Business Proposal



Compliment of the season, I wish you and your family members a properous day. This may come to you as a surprise to receive this letter from me, since you don"t know me personally, Well i am the son of a black famer in Zimbabwe, FRED Nkulu who was murdered in a land dispute in my country Zimbabwe, He is the Owner of ZAMBEZI FOODS LTD the company sell and distribute fresh fishs from River Zambezi .Ever since the company is shut down,I now based here in South Africa with rest of the family members.
I am writing this letter to request your assistance and confidentiality to handle a transfer of fund into a Foreign account. I got your address for South Africa business online magazine.
I am Mr Themba Nkulu i am looking for a joint venture that is willing to help in establishing an investment abroad, i had fund worth of US$MI7,000,000 with a private equity investment trust company for safe keeping only. I wishes to invest in a stable economy. My interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms mostly Agricultural related Companies. I am interested in placing part of this fund in your company, if your country's bi-laws allows foreign investment.
15% rewards awaits for you towards the conculsion of the transction as a partnership, I am looking forward to have you as my partner.
You can contact me for more details via my mail address with your reference.

themba_nkulu@poctha.ru


N.B:
REASONS FOR INVESTING ABROAD:
(1)The government of Zimbabwe faces a wide variety of difficult economic problems as it struggles with an unsustainable fiscal deficit, an overvalued exchange rate, soaring inflation, and bare shelves. Its 1998-2002 involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, drained hundreds of millions of dollars from the economy.
(2) Badly needed support from the IMF has been suspended because of the country's failure to meet budgetary goals. Inflation rose from an annual rate of 32% in 1998 to 383% in 2003, and is expected to reach 700% in 2005.
(3)The government's land reform program, characterized by chaos and violence, has badly damaged the commercial farming sector, the traditional source of exports and foreign exchange and the provider of 400,000 jobs. In all i need your help to invest in your country.
Yours faithfully,

Themba Nkulu





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