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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: raphndlovu3@onet.eu
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:45:28 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE


URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE
From:MR.RAPH NDLOVU=20
Marshall House
109/108 Khotso Street
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tele: + 27 73 052 8877
Kindly Reply me on raphndlovu@gmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE


My name is Mr. Raph Ndlovu, the elder son of Dr.Stephen Ndlovu of Zimbabwe=
.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.I go=
t
your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce/Industry in
Johannesburg, South Africa in my earnest search for a reliable company or
individual that can assist me in transferring this reasonable sum of money
abroad.

During the current war against the white farmers in Zimbabwe from the
supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned
farmlands to his party members, war veterans and his followers, he ordered
all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members, war veterans
and his followers. My father Company is One of the best Company in our
country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters
invaded my father Company burnt everything in the Company , killing my
father and made away with a lot of items in my fathers Company .

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security/Finance
Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of TWENTY SEVEN MILLION UNITE=
D
STATES DOLLARS(USD$27.000.000) After the death of my father, we decided to
move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in th=
e
Security Company with code as "family valuables only. So I decided to
contact an oversea firm or company that will assist me to move this money
out of South Africa because as asylum seekers,we do not enjoy some certain
right, because the South African foreign exchange policy and human right
law SECTION 22 OF THE REFUGEES ACT NO.130 OF 1998 that does not allow asylu=
m
seekers to own an investment, nor to operate any form of bank account or to
be involved in any financial transaction. we are not allowed to operate an=
y
Bank Account within SouthAfrica.I must let you know that this transaction i=
s
risk free as all the legal documents of the deposition of my father's
consignment in the security company is intact, which he did on my name. We
have agreed to offer you 20% 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 while 75% will be for me and my family to invest in Your
country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal Details

Name.......................
Address..........
AGE..............
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN..........
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE
CITY.......................
ZIP CODE...................
TEL........................
FAX........................
OCCUPATION.................
SEX........................

You can contact me on my private telephone number {+ 27 73 052 8877}and
E-MAIL ADDRESS{raphndlovu@gmail.com}. Note that this transaction is 100%
Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless
Best Regards

MR. Raph Ndlovu.
(FOR THE FAMILY)



N.B.This is a computer-generated message. Please do not reply to this mai.
Contact Mr Raph Ndlovu by Email, or Phone immediately.=20


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