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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: "ZUMA MUSHAVE" <zumamushave5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: zumamushave@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:26:13 +0200
Subject: DR. ZUMA MUSHAVE

NO 11 RISSIK/MARSHAL STR Telephone:
0027.83.351.7619
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
Email: Zumamushave@terra.com

Attention: President/CEO

Greetings

*I am Dr. Zuma Mushave I got your contact from your countries directory. It
is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to transfer
some fund into your account. I am a top government official with the Anglo
Gold LTD, my responsibilities includes awarding and signing of contracts for
the purchases of drilling equipment and raw materials to the Anglo Gold LTD
by companies and government from different parts of the world.

*Through over invoiced and bulk purchases that was made on behalf of the
Anglo Gold LTD, my deputy and I have an excess sum of US$32.860.000.00
(Thirty Two Million Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand United States Dollars)
which we now want to transfer to any trustworthy account overseas. This
money represents an overvalue of contracts that was awarded to a foreign
firm in 2005.The company that executed the contract has since collected
their contract payment leaving behind the over-invoiced surplus of
US$32.860.000.00 which was our arrangement.

*Approval for the transfer of this fund has been given by the South African
Reserve Bank (Apex Bank), which maintains the Anglo Gold trust account. That
makes the transaction urgent and an arrangement has been concluded with the
Director of international remittance of the South African Reserve Bank to
have this fund transfer aboard with shortest possible time. So if you give
your consent, this money will be transferred to your overseas account within
fourteen working days from the date of application. Strictly reply on the
telephone number above.

*I therefore kindly request that you grant me the consent to present you, or
your firm as the foreign beneficiary of this fund, for this money to be
transferred into your account anywhere in the world, even if it is a newly
opened account without money in it, this fund could still be transferred
into it for safe keeping afterward we will pay a visit to your country for
the sharing of the fund, and our onward investment in your country.

*After concluding the deal we can together invent this fund into real estate
development, tourism. I am willing to part with 50-50 sharing just for
providing your account for this transaction. Due to the urgent nature of
this transaction you are requested to give me a call as soon as possible on
the above number.

Best regards,

DR. ZUMA MUSHAVE
0027.83.351.7619

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