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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: "clive_zuma@yahoo.com" <zm_pule@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:01:33 -0400
Subject: FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Attention:
My name is Mr. Clive Pule Zuma I am South African man by birth and
resident in Spain.
I am Chief Financial Controller of a financial consultancy firm here
Madrid. My Company is mandated to source for reliable investors/individual
in the Middle east to invest available funds in profitable business
ventures.
This is why I am making this urgent contact with you and your associates,
some prominent individuals in Marbella the Andalusia region of Spain made
these funds available to my firm and the available fund is in US dollars
amounting to millions, because of the heat they are now facing from the
law for the unauthorized sales of states properties, the city mayor and
deputy mayor amid allegations of money laundering is now under house
arrest, for property development offences, including building on land
protected from development, manipulation of public tenders, and the
acceptance of bribes as well as schemes to alter the price of municipal
services.
In this sleaze scandal, which hit the southern Spanish resort city
Marbella in spring 2006,and they know their chances of not going to jail
is slim they have asked my firm to act swiftly on their behalf in other
for them not to lose out completely and save something for their family
members.
Depending on your experience and proposal you will forward to us, we will
determine a suitable amount to remit to you to kick off the business you
intend to invest with in the Middle East.
You will manage this business without interference for a period of three
years, after which, the profit on investment will be shared after
taxation.
The investment areas are not limited and may include new businesses or
injection of funds into an existing firm that, of course, is profit
oriented, bearing in mind that you are not authorized to invest in public
Companies or Government agencies.
You can incorporate a firm fully owned by you based on the laws of your
Country or invest this money in a private Company’s a shareholder. You can
equally trade stock or export and import goods as may be profitable. Fresh
funds may also be invested to enlarge the business if the prospects are
good.
All these are without any liability to you as this is a risk that the fund
owners are ready to take, you will be required to make urgent contact with
us to finalize arrangements on how to move the agreed funds into a fresh
account you will open with the bank where I have lodged the funds and sign
related documents that will authorize you to manage this money on our
behalf. A draft agreement will be forwarded to you to enable us fine-tune
all gray areas and ensure a smooth take off.
Please, reply to this mail and I will forward more information to you all
we need is to ascertain your credibility, resourcefulness and experience.
I earnestly await your response.
Regards,

Mr. Clive Pule Zuma
Kindly reply to
Telephone #: +34- 696-738-500
claimslawyer@herminiolegalservices.com


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