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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: LaLa ZuLu <lalazulu@hotmail.co.za>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 18:59:00 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

  FROM:DESK OF ENGR LALA ZULU.
EMAIL: engr.zulu@hotmail.co.za
EMAIL: engr.zulu@hotmail.co.za
ATTENTION:SIR/
                                                       
URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

I am the above named person, I am sorry for the inconveniences my mail might have cause you, although we haven't had any correspondent before this mail, but we intend to do with who so ever it might concerned. However we wish to bring to your notice our interest with your assistance on this great business opportunity, I, on behalf of my other colleagues from different organs of Republic of South Africa (RSA) owned prostates decided to solicit your assistance as regards transfer of the above-mentioned amount into your bank account. This fund accrued from over invoicing of various contract awarded in my parasitical to certain Foreign Contractors sometimes ago.

We, as the Federal Government to Scrutinize mandated holders of sensitive position in our various prostates, all payments made to certain foreign Contractors and we discovered that some of the contracts they executed were grossly over-invoiced either by omission or commission. In the process the sum of US$280M was found lying in the parasitical suspense account after the foreign contractors had been paid their rightful dues for executing the said contracts.

We all agreed that this over-invoiced amount be transferred (for our own use) into a bank account provided by a foreign partner, because we are government workers and the Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate foreign accounts. However, we have succeeded in transferring some of this money precisely US$100M into a foreign account in GERMANY but the provider of the account in GERMANY is up to some mischief and refuses to comply to the earlier mutual agreement by insisting that the total amount be paid into his nominated bank account before disbursement will take effect. If for a meager sum of US$100M we are not compensated,

is it when the balance of US$180M is transferred that we will be sure of our full compensation? Of course, this abuse of trust and inhumanity calls for sobers reflection and search for absolute trust.

Thus we are seeking your unwavering assistance that the remaining amount of US$180M can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your nominated bank account. On successful remittance of the fund into your account, you will be compensated with 30% of the amount for your assistance and services and while 10% set aside for international and local expenses and 60% for me and my colleagues. So far, much have been said and due to our sensitive positions, we cannot afford a slip in this transaction neither can we give out identity as regards our respective offices, but where by cordial relationship is established,

smooth operations commences, you will be furnished with details of all you deserves to know. I am at your disposition to entertain any question from you with respect to this transaction, so contact me immediately through my Email engr.zulu@hotmail.co.za for further information
on the requirements and procedure for this transaction.
In your reply please Endeavour to send me the following information's.

1. Your full name and address:
2. Your private phone number: fax number:
3. Your full company’s detail[If any]
 
This will enable me apply for the release of the fund to your nominated account.Please, treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency and get back to me through this my private Email engr.zulu@hotmail.co.za
 
Yours faithfully,
Engr LALA ZULU
engr.zulu@hotmail.co.za
  

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