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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: haider kothari <haiderk@jmail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 22:55:37 +0200
Subject: XENOPHOBIC ATTACK. HOW CAN YOU HELP?


XENOPHOBIC ATTACK. HOW CAN YOU HELP? <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>You may be surprised to receive this mail from me since you don't know me personally, I am Haider Kothari, the first son of late Kiran Kothari,a farmer and top member of movement for democratic change (MDC) of Zimbabwe, who was murdered in the land reform dispute by Robert Mugabe War Veterans.
I got your contact from World net personality Data base and my spirit convinced me to write to you. Before the death of my father, he had taken me to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Johannesburg</st1:City> to deposit the sum of US$8Million {Eight Million United States Dollars} in a Security Company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region>. This money was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of the new farm in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Swaziland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. <o:p></o:p>This problem came when Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Reform Act which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers. This resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in th
e society. Infact, a lot of people have been killed because of this land reformed Act for which my father was one of the victims.
It is against this background, that I and my family fled to South Africa, But recently in South Africa, another tragedy stroke in which I lost my Mother and only Sister in the recent Xenophobic killings/attack on black Foreigners by Black South Africans http://multimedia.thetimes.co.za/photos/2008/05/flames-of-hate/ [http://multimedia.thetimes.co.za/photos/2008/05/flames-of-hate/] and I decided to transfer my father's money out of South Africa to a foreign bank account since We black foreigners are being humuliated,chased,Maltreated everyday by black South Africans and the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction coupled with the tragic lost of my Mother and only Sister, I am requesting on trust and confidence of your integrity to help me and take this money out of South Africa to your Country for Investment purposes.<o:p></o:p>I am faced with the dilemma of staying in <st1:country-region w:
st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> and investing this amount of money for fear of going through the same xenophobic experience in future. I am entrusting my future in your hands. If you accept to assist and help me, I am willing to give you 20% of the money. Please be 100% rest assured that everything about this transaction will be done in a legal way and it is risk free and genuie. This transaction must be strictly Private and Confidential for the security of my Life. <o:p></o:p>I thank you for reading this mail and your anticipated Help. I await your reply.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>With Regard,<o:p></o:p><o:p>Haider Kothari</o:p><o:p>Phone: +27 736183371</o:p>



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