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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: "Mzolisi diliza" <onlineconsultant@contractor.net>
Reply-To: <customerdsk@post.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 01:44:27 +0200
Subject: Partnership

From: Mzolisi diliza

I know that this will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know each other before
I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this email confidential and
respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this email. I am
contacting you independently of my investigation and no one is informed of this communication.

I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you.I
am The Former Director-General in South Africa under the department of mineral and
energy and after due deliberation, I decided to contact you for your assistance in
standing as benefactor to the sum of US$6.5Million (Six Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) I am currently in need of a silent foreign partner
whose identity I can use to transfer the said sum. This fund was accrued legitimately to
me as commission from foreign contracts with Department of Mining & Energy through
my private connections.

The fund is presently waiting to be remitted to any overseas beneficiary confirmed by
me as Director-General in the department and this is by virtue of my position. I cannot
acquire of transfer this money in my name,and due to the fact that cash movement has become especially strict since the incidents of September 11 Crisis (9/11). for this reason I took it upon myself to look for an overseas silent partner who could work with me to facilitate transfer of this fund for our mutual benefit, hence the reason for this email.

Our percentage after you receive the funds would be shared as follows: (1) 20% for you
as commission for facilitating the transfer,75% belongs to me ,5% for tax and all other
related expenses that may be incurred .You are also free to take out your commission
immediately after the money hits your account. Since my objective is to invest the
money in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help me with
advices and direction on investing into profitable/lucrative ventures in your country
However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to further assist me with
investing the money, we can end our cooperation after you make available to me our
part of the money.

This transaction should be discrete, although it’s a deal but legitimate and the money
will be transferred successfully with all necessary back-up official documents showing
source and origin of funds. The transfer will be affected within a period not longer than
two weeks as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a suitable
response indicating your interest for processing the transfer. I plead with you on one
issue, whether you are interested or not, kindly do not expose this information to any
one else. I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to me
or yourself. Please, give me your response immediately by return email through my
alternate email: customerdsk@post.com

Lastly,. I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard this email.
I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message
and forget I ever contacted you.Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal.
I am not a criminal and I do not find what I’m doing against good conscience, this may be hard for you to
understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only come
ones' way once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by, for once I find myself in total control of
my destiny. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish to inform
you that should you contact me via official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project.
My official lines are not secured lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer
care in line with our Total Quality Management policy

Kindly furnish me your telephone/fax numbers for future verbal communication

Yours Truly,
Mzolisi diliza
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