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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: "Richard Zuma" <r.zuma9@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: r.zuma1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:57:28 +0200
Subject: Attention: CEO/Managing Director!


*From Mr. Richard Zuma.*

*Phone No: +27 78 240 8232*

*Email: r.zuma1@yahoo.com*

*Attention: CEO/Managing
Director!*

*PERSONAL ASSISTANCE!! *

In my quest for a reliable and trusted partner for a highly important and
lucrative venture cum investment, I came across your contact as a reliable
partner for this venture.

I am *Mr. Richard Zuma,* one of the senior Accountants of *FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (FNB). *To highlight you on this proposal, there is an
account opened in this bank since 1980 till 1990 after which, nobody has
operated on this account again till date.

After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do
not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing. The
owner of this account is *Mr. Andreas B. Smith*, a foreigner, and a miner at
*Kruger gold co.,* a geologist by profession who died since 1990. No other
person knows about this and my investigation further proved to me that his
company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved as
he made it his personal account. The money outstanding before his
death was*(USD 18.5 Million) Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States
Dollars.*

I am now contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved
to a national with a local bank account here. But can only be approved to
any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner,
a foreigner. I implore you to act as *foreigner and beneficiary* to the fund
as I will then intimate you on the processes abound as well as procure all
the necessary documents required to lay claim to the money.

If you are capable and willing to handle such amount in strict *confidence
and trust* according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit I
shall highly appreciate. I need trusted person in this business because I do
not want to make mistakes; I need your strong assurance and trust. With my
position now in the office I can effect transfer of this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my arrival in your country for disbursement. On
the alternative, you can come down here to *South Africa* for us to meet one
to one.

Send me your *private telephone and fax numbers* upon receipt of this
proposal, if you genuinely want to assist and be a co-partner. As soon as
you receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. I will proceed to your country for *onward
percentage distributions and investment*. I need your full co-operation to
make this work because the management is ready to approve this payment to
any foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will
give to you later immediately. I will use my position and influence to
effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account
with *appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange
departments.*

At the conclusion of this business, for your assistance*, 25%* of the total
amount will be accrue for you, *70%* for me, while *5% *will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of the transfer
.I implore you to maintain the *absolute confidentiality of this
transaction.*

Your earliest response is urgently awaited.

Truly Yours,

MR. RICHARD ZUMA.

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