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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: "sipositu emmanuel" <siposituemmanuel2019@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:25:21 +0200
Subject: DEAR FRIEND!

From: Sipositu Emmanuel
Johannesburg South Africa.
Tel:+ 27 82 644 5668.
EMAIL:siposituemmanuel2019@hotmail.com

Dear Friend,

My name is Sipositu Emmanuel the first son of Mr. Jude Emmanuel , from the
Republic of Zimbabwe .It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact
address, I got your contact from the South African Chamber of Commerce in
Johannesburg South Africa .

During the current war against the Farmers in Zimbabwe , from the supporters
of our President, Robert Mugabe, in his effort to chase all the white
Farmers out of the country, He ordered all the white Farmers to surrender
their farms to his Party members and his followers.

My father was one of the best and successful farmers in our country, and
formerly the finance minister of Robert Mugabe administration, but he did
not support the idea of dispossessing the white farmers of their land
Because of this, his farm was invaded and burnt by Government supporters.

In the course of the attack, my father was killed, and the invaders made
away with a lot of items from my father’s farm, And our family house was
utterly destroyed My mother died too out of heart attack.

Before the death of my father, he drew my attention to the sum of (US$16.8
million) sixteen million eight hundred United States dollars, which he
deposited with a Security company in South Africa during his tenure under
one of the Finance Ministers in Zimbabwe.

My sister and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe for our own security,
because our lives were in danger, We decided to move to the Republic of
South Africa where my father deposited this money.

Till date the security company is not aware of the content of the
consignment because my father used his diplomatic immunity as at that time
to deposit the consignment important personal valuables. I decided to
contact with overseas person/firm who will assist me to move the money out
of South Africa .

This becomes necessary because as political Asylum seekers, we are not
allowed to own or operate a Bank account. If you accept this proposal, you
shall receive 35% of the entire amount for your assisting us to move this
money out, 60% of this amount shall be for us, and the remaining 5% shall be
mapped out for expenses incurred in the course of the transaction.

I want you to immediately confirm your interest in the project via this
e-mail address or telephone above as soon as I get your response, I will
give you more details on how we can proceed.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Urgent response awaited.

Best regards.

Sipositu Emmanuel
Tel:+ 27 82 644 5668.
Johannesburg,South Africa.

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