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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: "Kate Bundor" <mrsbundor00@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsbundor@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:07:39 +0200
Subject: Assist

MRS KATE DOUGLAS BUNDOR
NO 87 VICTORIA STREET
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG
+27-83-351-7619
Email:zuma01@sify.com

Dearest,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally. My name is MRS KATE BUNDOR, Wife of MR BEN DOUGLAS BUNDOR, who
was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact
here in South Africa hence I decided to write to you. Before the death of my
Husband, he had taken me to Johannesburg South Africa to deposit the sum of
US$24 Million, (Twenty Four Million United States Dollars) in one of the
Private Security Company, as if he foresees the looming danger in Zimbabwe.
This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage
from the Security Company.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and establishment of
a new farm in Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President MR. ROBERT MUGABE
introduced a new land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white
farmers and some few black farmers. This resulted to the killing and mob
action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact,
a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my
husband was one of the victims.

It is against this back ground that, me and my two children who are
currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my Husband's money to
a foreign country since the Law of South Africa Prohibits Refugees open any
bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the
territorial zones of South Africa.

As the only matured person that is the wife, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could
be transferred into without the knowledge of my government who is bent on
taking everything. All I seek for is an honest businessman, who I can
entrust my future and t hat of my family; I must also let you know that this
transaction is 100% risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family all
I want from you is for you to make arrangements and come down to
Johannesburg-South Africa, so that you can help me open a Non-Resident
Account in your name which will aid us in transferring the money into your
any account you will Nominated oversea. This money I intend to use for
investment and growth in your country.

I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the money in your country. Whichever, the option you want, feel free to
notify me I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses
we mighty incurred in the process of this transaction If you do not prefer a
partnership I am willing to give 25% of the money while the remaining 70%
will remain f or my family and me. If you are
really capable and willing to assist me, please contact me immediately with
my email address with which I have sent you this message

Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible; I 'm in dire need
to leave this country soonest. Thanks for your mutual co-operation.
you can contact me through my email address.
thank you.
I expect your soonest response.
Best Regards,
MRS KATE DOUGLAS BUNDOR
katemoyoi@bluebottle.com



Please keep this a Secret for the sake of my family.

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