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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: Dr.Duduzane Zuma <testuser@netvigour.com>
Reply-To: <duduzanezuma8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:55:41 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS INQUIRY..

Dear Sir.

Bear it in mind that in Department Foreign

Affairs Ministry, my office monitors and
controls the affairs of all banks and financial

institutions in South Africa concerned with
foreign contract payments. I am the final

signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge
funds moving within banks both on the local and

international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not

be transferred to some nominated accounts
as these accounts have been identified either

as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and
over-invoiced sum etc. I write to present you

to the federal government that you are among
the people expecting the funds to be

transferred into their account, on this note; I

wish to have a deal with you as regards to the unpaid certified contract funds. I have every files before me and the data's will be to change to your name to enable you receive the fund into your nominated bank account as the beneficiary of the fund's amount US$185 Million United States Dollars. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve

Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the
opportunity to write you based on the

instructions I received 2 days ago from the
Committee on Contract Payments /Foreign Debts

to submit the List of payment reports /
expenditures and audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to
remit this sum following my idea that we have a

deal/agreement and I am going to do this
legally.


I therefore request you to stand as the next

of kin so that our bank will accord you there

recognition and have the fund transferred into

your account. The total sum will be shared

50/50 between us and rest assured that the

transfer is risk free on both sides as long as

you follow my instructions. More detail

information with the text of application form

will be forwarded to you to explain

comprehensively what require of you.


Please send the below informations
Your Full Name............................
Your Sex..................................
Your Age.................................
Your Country..............................
Passport / driving license.......
Marital Status.......................
Your Occupation..........................
Your Personal Mobile Number....................
Your Personal Fax Number....................



Yours Faithfully,

Dr.Duduzane Zuma.

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