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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: "Frank Rumama" <f_rumama6@mobimail.mn>
Reply-To: frankrumama1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:14:54 +0200
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP


FROM: MR.FRANK RUMAMA
PHONE:+27-79-4028-819
FAX :+27-8665-18725
E-MAIL:frankrumama1@hotmail.com <E-MAIL%3Afrankrumama1@hotmail.com>

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

After due deliberation with my family, I decided to contact you for your
assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$11.5M (Eleven
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) You can view the
information on these web sites below. I am MR. FRANK RUMAMA by name, the
elder son of MR.JANATHAN RUMAMA from 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 and Industry in
Johannesburg, South Africa. During the current war against the farmers in
Zimbabwe from the supports of my 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 farms to his party members and his followers.


Our wicked President, Robert Mugabe, murdered my father and I fled my
country because I have become his next target to eliminate. My father was a
fighter for Justice and a moving force in the MDC, a part wanting to end the
several years of brutal dictatorship government of President Robert Mugabe.

You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting
these web sites; http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html
my father was accused of Treason and also assisting the White farmers in
fighting the government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead.

The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen
for proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's
associate Mr. Leonard Mark a White farmer from Britain assisted me in
fighting my father's death through the Court and media; the government saw
us as a big treat to them and decided to eliminate us.

Mr. Olds was attacked and murdered in his house, but fortunately, before
they came looking for me, I received the news and I had to flee through the
border to South Africa to save my life. My arrival here in South Africa
still remains like a miracle to me. Here, is my reasons for contacting you,
I am having a huge Sum of money in the total sum of US$11.5M (Eleven
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) presently lodge
with the security company in South Africa, My father kept this money in two
trunk boxes in disguise as family treasures and could not bank them, because
of the situation in my country.

The government seized my father's business, farms and banks account before
his arrest and murder. He told me everything concerning the funds while he
was still in detention and I have made several arrangements concerning the
shipment of the boxes out of South Africa because we cannot invest it here.
I was on the process when I fled the country. I need your assistance in
securing the funds here in South Africa, so that I can arrange on how to
come over to your country to invest with this fund I am willing to offer you
30% of this $11.5Million for your assistance. Please, let me know if you can
assist me, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed.

PLEASE READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

As I wait for your urgent response, please treat this proposal as top-secret
kindly respond via this e-mail: frankrumama1@hotmail.com


Regards,

Mr. FRANK RUMAMA
(For The Family)

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