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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: raymond gumede <rgumede8@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 05:16:14 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSFER ASSISTANCE




>From : Mr. Raymond Gumede
Director of Delivery & Operations
Coin Security Company (PTY) LTD
South Africa,
Phone +27 73 473 0044
Email :gumederaymond2000@myway.com

Dear, Sir/Madam
I am Mr. Raymond Gumede, Director of delivery & operation in the above name mentioned security comppany here in South Africa. Our firm is a security company of high repute with years of outstanding service to the people of Africa especially top government officials and military leaders here in Africa. I have resolved to contact you through this medium based on business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I have not discussed this transaction with anybody because it is of top secret. To be explicit and straight to the point, some time early in 1997, a reputable client of our deposited a consignment in our company’s vault for safe keeping. And since then our client has failed to come forward to claim his consignment, which has accumulated considerable amount of money in demurrage. Consequently, in our bid to contact this client to redeem the demurrage, which his consignment had accumulated, we discovered that our client was the former President of Zaire presently known as Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who died of illness after he was dethroned in the same year. The consignment was entrusted into our care. Since the death of our client, President Mobutu Seseseko, none of his benefactors has come forward to claim the consignment with us, which means that none of his relation or aides had any knowledge of this consignment. Hence out of curiosity I decided to secretly scan the box that our client deposited in our vault. And to my surprise I discovered that the box that was registered as treasures by our client actually contains a considerable amount of money in United States Dollars, amounting to about US$16.5 Million US Dollars. Since this development I have been nursing plans secretly. I also found out from enquiries and the foreign media that our late client siphoned a lot of money from his country while he was in office as head of state. It is my conviction that the consignment in our vault was part of the money our client siphoned and now that he is dead there is no trace of this money in our care. I am now soliciting your noble assistance to assist me in transferring this money out of South Africa to your country for immediate investment with your assistance. I have also decided that you will generously be entitled to 30% of the total amount. Upon my receipt of your reply confirming your willingness to assist me of this transaction, I will immediately arrange and transfer all the right of ownership of this consignment to your name, to facilitate your easy clearance and transfer of the complete fund to your country for onward investment. This transaction is 100% risk free. Please maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter. I wait your most prompts through my confidential phone and mail as stated above. Yours faithfully

Mr. Raymond Gumede
Phone: +27 73 473 0044
email: gumederaymond2000@myway.com
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