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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: "Mr. Santos Chulie" <honesty_san9@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr_santos_chulie@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:06:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: SEEKING FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASEXX


PROPOSAL FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE


ATTN: DIRECTOR / CEO,

My name is Mr. Santos John Chulie, the only son of Dr. Kume .A. Chulie of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.


My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my father' s farm. Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company in South Africa, through the help of his lawyer who is residing in South Africa. The sum of US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars) after the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as family valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to move this money out of Republic of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any bank account within Republic of South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance,5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 70% will be for our family to invest in your country. Please dear, this is the reason I am contacting you as my Foreign Partner. Help me I will never forget you as long as this life is concerned. I have suffered a lot while my Father had such amount of money. Since I got this address, is true that I did not know you in person, I don't know why I have such interest in you. I still thank God because I will like to have you as my ever partner and you are going to lead me in a good Business, when I come to your Country to Invest.

You will read more stories about President
Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web
sites; http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html


I Santos have much to discuss with you but it will be when I get your response. All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. Note that this transaction is 100% risk-free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Regards,

Mr. Santos John Chulie
(N.B) PLEASES FORWARDS YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE MOBILE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.









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