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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: Dave dumi <davedumi@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 23:02:33 +1100 (EST)
Subject: A plea for your kind assistance.



No: 342 Church Street,

1st-Floor Rivonia Road,

JHB South Africa.

From: Mr. David Dumisani.

Attention: Managing/Director /CEO,

Greetings,



With due respect, trust and humility, I write this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you in assisting us. My name is Mr. David Dumisani, the eldest son of Mr. Paul Dumisani., of Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you, I got your contact address from the South African Information Network Online (SAINO) a department in the South Africa Trade Center. I contacted you after going through your website; hence I believe that you will use your good office to assist me in actualizing my future.



During the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters of 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 late father was one of the great in our province and knowing that he did not support the idea of President Robert Mugabe political ideology, the president's supporters invaded my late father's farm burnt down everything, as a result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after five days. After his death, my mother and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South Africa. Before he died he wrote his will that states (MY BELOVEED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF (USD 18.500.000.00) Eighteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. Which he deposited with a Security Company in South Africa. In case of any eventuality that I should solicit for a reliable foreign partner to
assist me transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purpose. He deposited the money in a name of a foreign partner whose name was not specifically mentioned. Every document concerning the deposit is with our financial adviser. The fact remains that I cannot handle this matter alone without the involvement of a foreigner; this is in order to close the clause.



From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist me, I with my mother are now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers (REFUGEE) and the financial law of South Africa does not allow us to operate account of any type. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South Africa; hence I am asking you to assist me to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purpose. We will offer you 25% of the total fund for your efforts and 5% will be set aside for the expenses that will occur during the transfer.



Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. For more details, please call me on: +27 83 624 7384 the key word to this transaction is absolute confidential and should be treated as such.

I look forward to a mutual business relationship with you, while I wait for your kind response.



Thanks and God bless you.



Mr. David Dumisani.

(For The Family)





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