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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: James Nkelele <jnkelele001@web.de>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:05:48 +0200
Subject: A PLEA FOR URGENT HELP.






From Mr. James Nkelele
Address 102 Jan Kruger Roodepoort,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
E-mail : jnkelele10@yahoo.com [http://fr.f260.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jnkelele10@yahoo.com]


PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.



Dearest One,

My Name is Mr. James Nkelele, the son of late Mr. Daniel Nkelele of Zimbabwe.

This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.
I got your (CONTACT FROM THE SOUTH AFRICA EXCHANGE NETWORK ONLINE.)

During the war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his followers.

My late 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, killin g my Father and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm.


Before his death, my father had deposited with the Security and Finance Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$10.5MILLION(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) After his funeral, my Mother and I decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security and Finance Company as (valuables).

After deliberating with my Mother on how to move the money for our investment, I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that could assist us to move this money out of South Africa because our status as asylum seekers, we are not allowed to operate any Bank Account within
South Africa.

We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred during the course of the transaction while 75% Will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and fax numbers for e asy communication. For more safety on this project, do not respond through this box.

Note that this transaction is 100% legal and Risk free and please maintain absolutely confidential and only respond through my secured private email listed above for the safety of this transaction.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards,

Mr. James Nkelele (for the family)

Please Only Respond to my secured private email:
jnkelele10@yahoo.com [http://fr.f260.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jnkelele10@yahoo.com]



PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm]








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