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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: "kuta zuma" <kuta_zuma7@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:29:24 -0700
Subject: URGENT

 FROM: MR  KUTA ZUMA
PHONE: NO +27- 735-132-657
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
 
DEAR  Sir,

You may be surprised to recieve this letter from me  since you do not know me personally, the purpose of my  introduction is that, I am  Mr  KUTA  ZUMA the first  son of Mr PETER  ZUMA who was recently murdered in the  land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you.
 
 Before the death of my father, he had taken me to  Johannesburg to deposit the sum of THIRTY TWO MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND  United States Dollars(US$32M.500.000) in one of the  private security company, as if he foresaw the looming  danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage from security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new  machines and chemicals for the farms and established  of new farm in Swaziland. 
 
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President  Mr.Robert Mugabe introduce a new Land Act reform which  wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and  mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some Lunatics in the society.
 
In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my  father was one of the victims.  It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer my father’s money to foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee ( asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in  any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine  foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got.
 
The South African government seems to be playing along with them.
I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of  money in South Africa for fear of going through the  same experience in future since both countries have  similar political history .
Moreover, the South  African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such investments for an asylum seeker.

As a business person, who I have to entrust my future  since both my future and of my family are in your hands,I must let you know that this transaction is  risk free.If you accept to assist me and my family all  I want you to do for me is to make arrangements and  come to Johannesburg-South Africa, so that you can open a non-resident account which you will aid us in transferring the money into any account which you will nominate overseas. This money I intended to use  for investment.
 
I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to  have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for proper profitable investment  of the money in your country.

Whichever the option  you want, feel free to notify me I have also mapped  5%  of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in  the process of this transaction.
 
If you do not prefer partnership I am willing to give you 10% of the money  while the remaining 85% will be for my investment in  your country. Contact me with the above Telephone and E-mail address  while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction .
Yours sincerely
MR.  KUTA  ZUMA.{for the family) 


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