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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.THEMBI NKONNOH" <thembi13nkonnoh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: thembi_nko@jubii.dk
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:31:17 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

FROM: MR.THEMBI NKONNOH

 TEL: 27-836672628.

 

ATTN:
                                        C.E.O.
              PROPOSAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
My name is , MR.THEMBI NKONNOH.  the elder son of MR. MARK  NKONNOH of  Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your  contact  address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa.

 

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our resident Robert Mugabe to claim all the  white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered  all  white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his  followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not  support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes supports invaded my fathers farm and  burnt  everything in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot  of  items  in my fathers farm. Before his death,my father had deposited with of  the  Security Company in Johannesburg,South Africa the sum of (US$45.5M FORTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of
South  Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as  valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to  move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are  not  allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa.We have agreed  to  offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance,5% will be mapped  out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction  while  75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.All I want  you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and fax numbers for  easy communication.

Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free andabsolutely confidential. Thanks and GOD bless.


yours faithfully,

Mr. THEMBI NKONNOH.



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