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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: jabumpofu2000@webmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:57:13 +0200
Subject: FAMILY SEEKING FOR ASSISTANCE 18.5 MILLION DOLLARS FUND TRANSFER

From:Mr.Jabulani Mpofu
Temporarily Resident in the
Republic of South Africa.
Tel 00277839 55221
Please reply to my alternative email jabumpofu2000@hotmail.com)




My name is JABULANI MPOFU,the elder son of Mr. JOHN MPOFU of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about whereI got your contact address. I got your
address fromthe South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg,South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members
and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their 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 Mugabe's ideas,Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my father's farm.

Beforehis death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$18.5 Million (Eighteen Million Five HundredmThousand United States Dollars).with my name,and made
every documents with my name both the certificate of depositry.

Then 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 you to assist me to transfer 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 25% 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 and 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your full personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above Telephone number.Note
that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.

Reply to my alternative email address: jabumpofu2000@hotmail.com

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards.
JABULANI MPOFU (FOR THE FAMILY}
Tel 00277839 55221
EMAIL jabumpofu2000@hotmail.com)




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