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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: "daniel zuma" <danielzuma2345@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:11:53 +0000
Subject: FROM (R.B.S.A)

FROM MR DANIELZUMA
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SADTON, JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa.
TELE: 27-782289289

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / C.E.O.


I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am DANIEL ZUMA, the
Chief auditor of RESERVE BANK SOUTH AFRICA(R.B.S.A). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner,
and a miner at Kruger gold co, a geologist by profession and he died since
1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is($10,000,000).TEN
MILLION U.S DOLLARS .

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner who will present himself as the next of kin to Mr.
Andreas because Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
to me, your private telephone and fax number, to enable me send to you the
details of the transaction. I have made necessary plans to be able to
provide all required documentation by the Bank to approve this money in your
name as the next of kin to Mr. Smith B. Andreas within 14 working days. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. The management of
African development bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner,
who has correct information of this account. These information’s I will give
to you later, if you are willing and capable to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in life. What I need
is an honest and trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to
make mistake.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. As soon as transfer is made I will
apply for my annual leave then travel to meet you in your country for
disbursement and investment purposes.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to
your earliest reply through my email danielzuma2345@hotmail.com

YOURS truly

DANIEL ZUMA
FROM MR DANIELZUMA
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SADTON, JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa.
TELE: 27-782289289

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / C.E.O.


I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am DANIEL ZUMA, the
Chief auditor of RESERVE BANK SOUTH AFRICA(R.B.S.A). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner,
and a miner at Kruger gold co, a geologist by profession and he died since
1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is($10,000,000).TEN
MILLION U.S DOLLARS .

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner who will present himself as the next of kin to Mr.
Andreas because Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
to me, your private telephone and fax number, to enable me send to you the
details of the transaction. I have made necessary plans to be able to
provide all required documentation by the Bank to approve this money in your
name as the next of kin to Mr. Smith B. Andreas within 14 working days. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. The management of
African development bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner,
who has correct information of this account. These information’s I will give
to you later, if you are willing and capable to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in life. What I need
is an honest and trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to
make mistake.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. As soon as transfer is made I will
apply for my annual leave then travel to meet you in your country for
disbursement and investment purposes.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to
your earliest reply through my email danielzuma2345@hotmail.com

YOURS truly

DANIEL ZUMA
FROM MR DANIELZUMA
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SADTON, JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa.
TELE: 27-782289289

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / C.E.O.


I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am DANIEL ZUMA, the
Chief auditor of RESERVE BANK SOUTH AFRICA(R.B.S.A). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner,
and a miner at Kruger gold co, a geologist by profession and he died since
1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is($10,000,000).TEN
MILLION U.S DOLLARS .

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner who will present himself as the next of kin to Mr.
Andreas because Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
to me, your private telephone and fax number, to enable me send to you the
details of the transaction. I have made necessary plans to be able to
provide all required documentation by the Bank to approve this money in your
name as the next of kin to Mr. Smith B. Andreas within 14 working days. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. The management of
African development bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner,
who has correct information of this account. These information’s I will give
to you later, if you are willing and capable to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in life. What I need
is an honest and trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to
make mistake.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. As soon as transfer is made I will
apply for my annual leave then travel to meet you in your country for
disbursement and investment purposes.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to
your earliest reply through my email danielzuma2345@hotmail.com

YOURS truly

DANIEL ZUMA
FROM MR DANIELZUMA
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SADTON, JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa.
TELE: 27-782289289

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / C.E.O.


I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am DANIEL ZUMA, the
Chief auditor of RESERVE BANK SOUTH AFRICA(R.B.S.A). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner,
and a miner at Kruger gold co, a geologist by profession and he died since
1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is($10,000,000).TEN
MILLION U.S DOLLARS .

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner who will present himself as the next of kin to Mr.
Andreas because Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
to me, your private telephone and fax number, to enable me send to you the
details of the transaction. I have made necessary plans to be able to
provide all required documentation by the Bank to approve this money in your
name as the next of kin to Mr. Smith B. Andreas within 14 working days. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. The management of
African development bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner,
who has correct information of this account. These information’s I will give
to you later, if you are willing and capable to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in life. What I need
is an honest and trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to
make mistake.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. As soon as transfer is made I will
apply for my annual leave then travel to meet you in your country for
disbursement and investment purposes.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to
your earliest reply through my email danielzuma2345@hotmail.com

YOURS truly

DANIEL ZUMA
FROM MR DANIELZUMA
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SADTON, JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa.
TELE: 27-782289289

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / C.E.O.


I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am DANIEL ZUMA, the
Chief auditor of RESERVE BANK SOUTH AFRICA(R.B.S.A). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner,
and a miner at Kruger gold co, a geologist by profession and he died since
1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is($10,000,000).TEN
MILLION U.S DOLLARS .

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner who will present himself as the next of kin to Mr.
Andreas because Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
to me, your private telephone and fax number, to enable me send to you the
details of the transaction. I have made necessary plans to be able to
provide all required documentation by the Bank to approve this money in your
name as the next of kin to Mr. Smith B. Andreas within 14 working days. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. The management of
African development bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner,
who has correct information of this account. These information’s I will give
to you later, if you are willing and capable to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in life. What I need
is an honest and trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to
make mistake.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. As soon as transfer is made I will
apply for my annual leave then travel to meet you in your country for
disbursement and investment purposes.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to
your earliest reply through my email danielzuma2345@hotmail.com

YOURS truly

DANIEL ZUMA
FROM MR DANIELZUMA
20 BOTHA CRESCENT,
SADTON, JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa.
TELE: 27-782289289

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / C.E.O.


I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am DANIEL ZUMA, the
Chief auditor of RESERVE BANK SOUTH AFRICA(R.B.S.A). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner,
and a miner at Kruger gold co, a geologist by profession and he died since
1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount involved is($10,000,000).TEN
MILLION U.S DOLLARS .

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be
approved to a foreigner who will present himself as the next of kin to Mr.
Andreas because Mr. Smith B. Andreas is a foreigner too. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
to me, your private telephone and fax number, to enable me send to you the
details of the transaction. I have made necessary plans to be able to
provide all required documentation by the Bank to approve this money in your
name as the next of kin to Mr. Smith B. Andreas within 14 working days. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. The management of
African development bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner,
who has correct information of this account. These information’s I will give
to you later, if you are willing and capable to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in life. What I need
is an honest and trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to
make mistake.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place. As soon as transfer is made I will
apply for my annual leave then travel to meet you in your country for
disbursement and investment purposes.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the process of transferring. I look forward to
your earliest reply through my email danielzuma2345@hotmail.com

YOURS truly

DANIEL ZUMA

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