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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: "donald kaberuka" <mr.donaldkaberuka@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:15:11 +0200
Subject: URGENT PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE.

FROM:MR. DONALD KABERUKA
MEMBER OF MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
ZIMBABWE (MDC ZIMBABWE)
PHONE# +27-73-700-5851
Private e-mail adress:(mr.donaldkaberuka5@yahoo.co.uk)


Attn: Sir / Madam,
You will be surprise to receive this letter since you don't know me
personally, but do treat this request as a call from somebody in need of
your kind assistance, but for the purpose of introduction. I am MR.DONALD
KABERUKA. the son of MR MR.MAPONGA KABERUKA., the DIRECTOR of VUKA FARMERS
ASSOCIATIONIN ZIMBABWE.

My family and I came to South Africa on the Morning of 26th July 2000.When
we woke up on 25the morning with our family only to find that squatters had
barricaded us inside our home in vuka Estate. I was confused, so my father
asked what the matter was, they said that they are here to wipe away our
family as Mugabe has commanded them to do so my father pleaded with them but
they refused, before we know what was happening they started forming up in
ranks.
It looked like some military maneuver was beginning, and when my father
asked them what he has done to deserve such thing, they said that he is
defending the farmers in my area so therefore he and the Family should be
Put to death.

I managed to escape with my mother and the rest of my family to South Africa
where we are residing right now as Refugees. But before all the problem
started in Zimbabwe my father foresaw everything so lodged with a security
company in South Africa the amount of (US$18 million) eighteen million
United States Dollar, which he has in all his accounts, Which he planed to
use for a new farm in Chinhoyi, northwest of Harare, with the help of his
friend, Dr.L.L Tsumba who is the Governor of Reserve Bank Of Zimbabwe (RBZ)
before the crisis, As a family treasure.

He did this so that South African Government will not have the idea of the
existence in the Republic of South Africa, For all he know as the director
of the Vuka farmers who has been fighting for justice to Prevail, the South
Africa Government is in support of Zimbabwe Government so I will not invest
In South Africa to avoid what happened before to happen again and also the
Law of asylum does not permit asylum seekers to have any Bank account so I
am in great difficulty on how to invest out of South Africa .

So I met a lawyer here who is my father's friend from Zimbabwe who told me
to contact a foreign partner who will provide me with his or her account or
a company that will stand as the bonafide beneficiary of this Money to get
it transferred out of South Africa for onward investment just to survive my
Family. We can't continue to suffer just trying to Defend Humanity. So I got
your contact Through South African Trade Center and decided to contact you
for this,if you are Willing to help me with this please indicate so that I
will give you more information on how to get this done.

The News is everywhere in CNN, BBC and other local Broadcasting
co-operation. Even on January 14: 2002 I read that, 21 farmers were arrested
and jailed for two weeks. Three others were later arrested and charged with
the same crime, bringing the total to 24.this also resorted to the killing
of many WHITE MAN ON JULY 25 2000.simply for the purpose of there effort to
defending humanity.
Please fell free to Carry on with me as every arrangement has been made over
here with the help of my lawyer to get this money transferred.

For your co-operation, me and my family have agreed to give you 25 % of the
entire amount on conclusion of the transaction, 70% will be kept for me and
my family for investment in your country while 5% will be used to settle for
any miscellaneous expenditure incurred in the process of transfer.
Thanks and God bless you.

MR.DONALD KABERUKA.
(FOR THE FAMILY).
ZIMBABWE (MDC ZIMBABWE)

N:B.
PLEASE YOU CAN REPLY TO THIS PRIVATE AND SECURED E-MAIL ADRESS
(mr.donaldkaberuka5@yahoo.co.uk)
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN IN HIDING SINCE WE GOT TO SOUTH AFRICA AS ASYLUM
SEEKERS,THANK YOU AND GOD
BLESS YOU AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO MY PLEA.

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