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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: "RAFAEL ZUMALA" <rafaelzumala@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:43:02 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend!!

Dear Friend,

Greetings and complement of the season.I am Mr. Rafael
Zumala Auditor General of one of the prime banks here in
South Africa, This letter might surprise you because we have
not met neither in person nor by correspondence,but please
you should exercise some patience and read through my
message.

I have a very urgent and confidential business proposal for
you. We want to transfer to overseas account
($126,000.000.00 USD) One hundred and twenty six million
United States Dollars) from a Prime Bank in Africa,from our
bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest
person who will be capable for this important
Business,believing that you will never let me down
either now or in future.

HOW THE MONEY CAME ABOUT: There is an account opened in the
bank in 1996 and since 2000 nobody has operated on this
account again,after going through some old files in the
records I discovered that if I do not remitte this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr Laurie T Pierre,
he is a foreigner and an industrialist,he died since
1999,and since then no other person knows about this account
or anything concerning it. secondly he did not clearify his
next of kin in his deposition form when he deposited this
fund in our bank.

The account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that his company does not know anything
about this account and the amount involved is
($126,000.000.00 USD).

Finally,at the conclusion of this business,you will be given
25% of the total ammount,70% will be for me , while 5% will
be for expenses both parties might have incured during the
process of this transaction.

I look forward to your earliest reply at my
private:rafael_zumala@yahoo.com
Please you should include your phone and fax number for
easly communications. You can call me with my phone number
TEL: 27 766 410090 .

Rafael Zumala.


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