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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: "Flex Wane" <jnrflextshedi@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: machekdd@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:31:52 +0000
Subject: Re: Please read carefully.

From: Mr. F. Tshedi Nkiwane

Add: Calvin Cottage, Unit 16

Ferndale South; Johannesburg South Africa.

 

Dear Sir,

 

My names are Mr. F. Tshedi Jnr. Nkiwane, a Zimbabwean citizen from Macheke, South of Harare and son of Comrade Edgar Nkiwane. My father was one of the rich farmers in our area and the treasurer of the Commercial Farmers Union. I write on behalf of my family, to inquire if you are available and have the facility to assist my family undertakes some capital investments in your country, by transferring the sum of (US$ 13.6 Million) Thirteen Million Six Hundred U.S. Dollars only into your account intended for capitalization of business in your country.

 

Having seen your information in our private study through Network on line for a reliable person who will assist us, we wish to contact you for immediate assistance to move the said amount out of South Africa for business investment in your country.  You may have heard of the present land reform policy in Zimbabwe orchestrated by the unprecedented “Land Use Act” of the government of President Robert Mugabe in which his government has arbitrarily reclaimed and acquired all farm lands owned by the white (Foreign) farmers in the country. The ensuing struggles and strife have brought about the killing and imprisonment of the thousands of these white farm owners by the ruthless government forcers designated to enforce the new order. As a result of my father’s firm and upright position on this matter, a group of assailant’s suspected to be government loyalties attacked and killed my father in cold blood in November last year. Seeing that the entire family was in serious threat of extinction, we immediately fled Zimbabwe to South Africa, where we have sojourned ever then for asylum.

 

My father earlier before the intense killing, secretly moved proceeds of (US$ 13.6 Million) Thirteen Million Six Hundred U.S. Dollars from sales of the farmlands including those of his five associates to South Africa, a neighboring sister country and had the same deposited in a metal box with a private security company here in Johannesburg. For obvious reasons, contents of were not declared to the security company to avoid jeopardy and to keep eyes out of it. Now the ownership of the depository has been changed to me by title, following my father’s death and my mother and I have decided to use this medium to solicit your assistance to move the fund out of South Africa for business in your country, following also to your acceptance to help us.

 

My mother and I have in consensus agreed to offer you 10% of the whole fund for your assistance, and would stand to have joint business with you if it pleases you. It is equally important to state herein that considering the nature of this matter, we will require that you handle it with utmost secrecy to avoid prejudice even if you are not interested.

 

If this proposals interest you and you wish to help us, kindly contact me using the above particulars either by telephone or through this email alternative email address: machekdd@yahoo.com  upon receipt of this letter for execution details and other necessary discussion. Also include your personal details and your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication between us. 

 

Thank you and God bless.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mr. Tshedi Nkiwane.

(On behalf my family)



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