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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Lucas siya" <uncomittee@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lucaskoja@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 10:52:19 +0200
Subject: Re: GOOD NEWS




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From: Lucas siya.
Human Rights Commission
29 Princess of Wales Terrace,
Cnr. York and St Andrews Street, Parktown, Johannesburg
Private Bag 2700, Houghton, Johannesburg 2041
Email: lucaskoja@gmail.com

We Humbly Need Your Assistance

Good Day,

I hope you would not be embarrassed to read such a traumatizing mail from
someone you do not know and have not met before. My name is Lucas siya,
the only son of Mr.Edward siya from Zimbabwe currently residing in South
Africa as asylum Seekers. I am contacting you on behalf of my father, who
is currently paralyzed and my mother Mrs Anna siya and two sisters Maria
and Thandi, we seek your assistance for a new life and the investment of
US$ 15, 200, 000. 00 (Fifteen Million, two hundred thousand United States
Dollars).
The story of Zimbabwe, as I believe is no more news but probably has made
headlines on almost all countries national newspapers. But you can read
more from the URL below, generated from the Human Right Watch.

http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/zimbabwe/ZimLand0302-03.htm

Our farm was invaded on the 23rd of January 2003 by the war veterans of
the ZANU-PF being the electoral party of the current president Robert
Mugabe. At first there was an understanding that we should share the land
in equal with them, which my father peacefully agreed and shared the land
to maintain peace and to remain in his tobacco business, but the story
changed after the last election of March 29 2008, which the whole
supporters of the opposition party of MDC (Movement for democratic change)
believed that the ZANU-PF has lost the election and also many country
believed the same and the delay in the release of the presidential result.

This caused more problems on the MDC supporters which my family as one of
the families that supports the MDC was asked to evacuate our family
business and everything that we own to the ZANU-PF war veterans and many
other families where affected.

Let me not go further in touching my wounds. This news shocked my father
causing him a brain stroke and half of his body is being paralyzed till
date. We left to South Africa and upon our arrival my mother made a
deposit of the above mentioned amount into one of the Private Banks. but
to our greatest surprise we were expecting the President of South Africa
where most Zimbabweans has ran to secure their lives, to intervene on the
case, since he is the Mediator and to the world's greatest surprise he
made it clear on a National Conference that there was no crisis in
Zimbabwe. This has posed a lot of questions to our security in this
neighbouring country.

Coupled with the recent xenophobic attack on foreigners in South Africa,
we have come to a conclusion that is not a safe place for us to be, as
many foreign investors are pulling out there Investment from this country,
and we cannot continue with any form of investment. The above funds was
moved from Zimbabwe through the Eagle Security Services and with documents
of clean background it was accepted and deposited as investment fund under
my name(Lucas siya) as the beneficiary. As it stands we cannot move this
fund out of this country via security services anymore as it has being
deposited into an account already and our status as refugees has
limitations to certain financial obligations and operations.

Please my family would really appreciate it if you could help us; we only
need your help to stand as our Overseas Family Business Partner and the
fund would be transferred to you on Investment Ground and I would fly my
family out of this country to meet with you and start up a new life and a
proper medical attention for my father.

This is a clean fund from our family business. All we need is a new life
somewhere that is secured. I would give you more details on how this could
be achievable as soon as I get your favourable response via Email
lucaskoja@gmail.com

I would appreciate if you respond to me via my personal email.


Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Lucas siya. (Son)
For the Family



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