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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: "mary sithole" <marysithol09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: marysitholeee@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:09:01 +0200
Subject: URGENT FUND TRANSFER

ATTN:
GOODDAY:.

You may be surprised to receive this letter since you  don't know me personally; I am Mrs. MARY SITHOLE the WIFE of late Dr. PAUL SITHOLE  who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your  contact through South African Information exchange (S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg and I Decided to write   for assistance.  My Husband was among the few  blacks Zimbabwe rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy of  the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the  whites.

Before his death, and he took me to Johannesburg to  deposit the sum of US$17.5m MILLION DOLLARS in MARY name  as the beneficiary with a private Security and Finance Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in   Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as a consignment in a box to the security company to avoid seizure, and to avoid much demurrage from the  security company. This money was for the purchase of new machines for the farm and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduce a new land act which wholly effects the rich white farmers and some blacks  vehemently condemned the modus operate adopted by the government that resulted to rampant killings and mob  action by the war veterans and some political thugs, precisely more than sixty one (61) people have been killed. Heads of government from Western World especially Britain and United States of America have voice their condemnation of Mugabe's plans.

Subsequently, the South African development community  (SADC) has continuously supported mugabe's new land reform act. It is against this background that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa  have decided to transfer my fathers money into a  foreign account.  Please, if you are willing to help me, I and my mother have agreed to give you 30% while 10%will be for any expenses incurred in the process of  this transaction while 60% will be for my family investment in your Country.

As the only son of my late father, I am saddled with  the responsibility of seeking for an account here this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who had tactically freezing our family  wealth and South African Government seems to be  playing along side with them. We have decided not to invest this amount of money in South Africa for the fear of seizure and encountering the same experience  in future since both countries have almost the same political history. More so the South African Foreign  Exchange policy does not allow such investment hence we are asylum seekers. I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free.

Therefore if you accept this proposal, please contact my son JOHN SITHOLE  for the family with this email address: TELEPHONE: +2783-57-22205.Please do send a mail, but you should know that this is highly confidential and shall be kept within you  alone. Have a nice day.


BEST REGARDS,
MARY SITHOLE




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