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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: saluja dudu <saluja_dudu919@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:41:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE


FROM: MR SALUJA DUDU,
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.


CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe, would be of great interest to you, I found your contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and me.

I am MR. SALUJA DUDU, the son of SIR, DAVID DUDU, of Zimbabwe. Who was recently murdered in the land dispute crisis in Zimbabwe, my father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of president ROBERT MUGABE, for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), controlled by the whites.President MUGABE ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and his followers.

My father who was one of the best farmers in our country and treasurer of the farmer’s co-operation did not support his idea. And so the party members invaded my father’s farms and burnt everything in the farm, killed my father and made away with a lot of items in my father’s farm, even Head of States from the Western World, especially Great Britain and the United States of America have voiced thier comdemnation against President Mugabe's new land reform act.After the death of my father, I and my mother and my sister decided to move out of Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger with the money that my father kept in his hidden safe in my house.

The amount contained in the safe is US$18m (Eighteen Million United States Dollars) and we decided to code the money and move to Republic South Africa where we deposited the money in a Security Company as a valuable item.

At this juncture i am saddled with the responsibility of seeking an honest individual/company with vast experience in business to help us safe guard and invest this money, we are presently living in South Africa, as ASYLUM SEEKERS and the financial law of the Republic of South Africa does not allow asylum seekers certain rights.

So I decided to make contact with an overseas firm who will assist me to move this money out of South Africa. If you consider this proposal, we have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum for helping us to move this money out to your country, and 5% will be mapped out for expenses that both of us may incurred during this transaction, and 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

From the above you will understand that my entire life and that of my family depends on this money, as such i shall be very grateful if you give your total dedication, respect and confidentiality to my proposal. All I want is for you to furnish me with all your banking details and personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on above Tel/Fax numbers or e-mail address.

NOTE: That this transaction is 100% RISK FREE and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless,
Best regards,

MR. SALUJA DUDU.
(For The Family).






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