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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: MR JOHN BALI <johnbali111@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: johnbalifamily01@gala.net
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:32:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MR.JOHN BALI



































































FROM MR.JOHN BALI
JOHANNESBUR
REPUBLIC
OF
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:
+27 783 317 554
EMAIL  
johnbalifamily01@gala.net
 
 

 
 
 
ATTN:
MD/C.E.O

Dear
  
Sir/Madama

                                            TRANSFER
NEGOTIATION


You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since
you do not know me personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am
Mr.John Bali first son of Mr.Abrahim Bali, who was recently murdered in the land
dispute in Zimbabwe
. I got your contact through South African Information Exchange decided to write
you.

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg
to deposit the sum of US$18.6Million (Eighteen Million Six Houndred Thousand 
United States Dollars), in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw
the looming danger in Zimbabwe . This money was deposited in a box as germ
stones to avoid much demurrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for
the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new
farm in Swaziland .

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President
MR.ROBERT MUGABE introduce a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich
white farmers and some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and
mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact,
a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my
father was one of the victim.

It is against this background that, I and
my family who are currently staying in South
Africa decided to transfer my father's money to foreign account since the
law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account
or to be involved in any financial
transaction throughout the territorial zone South Africa . As the eldest
son of my father, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine
foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of
my government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South African
government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of
investing this amount
of money in South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in
future since both countries have similar political history. Moreover, the South
African Foreign
Exchange Policy does not allow such investments for an asylum
seeker.

As a businessman, who I have to entrust my future since both my
future and of my family are in his hands, I must let you know that this
transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist my family and me all I want
you to do for me is to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg-South Africa,
so that you can open a non-resident account, which you will aid us in
transferring the money into any account which you will nominate overseas. This
money I intended to use for investment.
 I have two options for you; firstly you can choose to
have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this
transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for proper profitable
investment of the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel
free to notify me. If you do not prefer partnership I am willing to give you 25%
of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your
country.

Contact
me with the above e-mail, and Telephone
number while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy
required in this transaction

Yours
Faithfully,
MR.John BALI
.
(For
the Family)

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT
PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/waorld/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


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