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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: "Mbuli Margaret" <margaretmbuli3@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: margaret.mbuli@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:30:42 +0200
Subject: From:Mrs.Margaret Mbuli.


*From:Mrs.Margaret Mbuli. **
17 Sunhill Randburg East
**Johannesburg** **South Africa**.*

*Phone:27732271840. *


*Dear Sir,** *



*This may appear a bit surprising to you but very beneficial as a matter of
urgentcy,I am desparately looking for a foriegn partner whom i can trust to
handle some investment or fund movement. *



*I am **Mrs.Margaret Mbuli**,wife of late **Mr.Felix Mbuli,** who was
murdered by the Zimbabwean veterans and irrate blackpeople. I am writing
from South Africa.if well executed as your contact is via **AMERICAN ONLINE
INTERNET NETWORK** through the consultancy directory during my search for a
reliable and honest person to transact this business with.I write to solicit
for your special assistance to a family shattered by a tyrannical government
led by a dictator and his(**ZANU-PF**)ruling party-president **Robert Mugabe
**. Because of land and farm land crisis in **Zimbabwe**,the government
secretly sponsored the war veterans and some irrate party members to
disposess the land being occupied by white farmers.This action has led to
the killing of some members of opp osition party including my
husband(**Mr.Felix
Mbuli**). *



*But before the death of my husband,he anticipated some dangers and so he
deposited the sum of **US$15.4m(Fifteen million four hundered Thousand
United States Dollars) **in the name of our only son **David Mbuli Jr,**with
the help of reputable security company in south Africa with the intention of
using it to open fertilizer manufacturing company among other companies in
our neighbouring country (Swaziland)after his university education. *



*The war veterans and some supporters of(**ZANU-PF**)ruling party trooped
into our compound and axed him(my husband)to death.Since then,they ha ve
been terrorizing my only son,**Daivd Mbuli Jr,**but we managed to escape to
a neighbouring country,South Africa as a political asylum seeker(**Refugee*
*).But our position in South Africa does not permit us to open an account or
run any huge financial business.*



*That is why I want this fund to be transferred into your private account so
that you will assist him to invest it in your country.Hence,if you agree to
assist us,we will offer you **20%** of the money for your
assistance,**5%**will be for the possible expenses incurred in the
process of this
transaction,while **75%** will be for our family investment in your country
through your assistance.I need your urgent and confidential response.*



*Best regards, *



*Mrs.Margaret Mbuli. *

*(For The Family).*



*Upon your immediate response,I will immediately arrange and send to you all
the informations that will empower your good self in finalizing the
transaction with the Security Company here in South Africa I will also send
to you the agreement that will protect both interest.And also further
information about yourself in necessary for i can not play on
this.Waiting for your prompt and positive response*

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