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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: "Ms.Hendrietta Bogopane Zulu" <mamazulu.govt2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bogopanez@live.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:45:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: May the peace of our lord be with you


FROM MRS.HENDRIETTA IPELENG BOGOPANE-ZULU DEPUTY MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS SOUTH AFRICA E-mail: bogopanez@live.comHello, Firstly, let me start by introducing my self as MRS. HENDRIETTA IPELENG BOGOPANE-ZULU, I am visually impaired, Widow, a mother of three children and the Deputy Minister of Public Works from 11th May 2009 under the auspices of thenew President of South Africa Mr. JACOB ZUMA. After the swearing in ceremony of 1999 making me the chairperson of Parliamentary Joint Monitoring Committee, a lot of government contracts were awarded to my late husband with my influence, this actually paved way to our success, my late husband died while he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 2004.you can view my profile at the Government website www.gov.zaclick on, Contact Information, then click on Deputy Ministries, and click on public works, click on my name Mrs Hendrietta Ipeleng Bogopane-Zulu and read about me. After his death, I
discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account which amounted to the sum of US$30.5M with a security and finance institution here inSouth Africa of which I will divulge information to you when I get your full consent and support to go for a change of beneficiary and subsequent transfer of the funds into your comfortable and conducive account of your choice. I will see to it that the account is not traced from South Africa . As soon as you have confirmed the fund into your account, I will send my eldest son with my Attorney to come to your country to discuss on business investments. For your assistance, I am offering you 20% of the principal sum which amounts to US$6,100.000.00 (Six million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email. Due to my sensitive
position in the South African Government. You Reserve the right to decline the offer, if found not comfortable with your principle as BEING QUA BEING. PLEASE DO NOT CALL ON THE OFFICE LINE, BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS TRANSACTION EXCEPT OF THE ABOVE DIRECT LINE. I prefer you send me email than call. All correspondence must be by email to any of my private e-mail addresses: Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family. Yours Faithfully, MRS. HENDRIETTA ZULU Deputy Minister of Public Works Republic Of South Africa Email: bogopanez@live.com

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