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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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Fraud email example:

From: "robert moye" <robertmoye11@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:02:23 +0200
Subject: ***RISK FREE***

Attention: (Mr./Mrs.Ms.) Thompson

Dear Sir,

With warm hearts I offer my friendship and my greetings, and I hope this
letter meets you in good time. However, I am sincerely seeking your
confidence in this transaction, which I propose with my free mind and as a
person of integrity.
I got your contact as a result of my discreet search for an associate who
can help
Me. I know this letter must come to you as a surprise, more so that we have
not met before.
My name is Mr. Robert Moye a South African citizen and a Manager with a
private finance and investment firm based in South Africa. Our primary aim
is to secure our clients funds and to ensure that it is wisely invested in
safe and non speculative projects that would yield maximum returns and less
tax.
In all instances, Most of our client may request some confidentiality
especially if they are serving or retired public servants as is the case
with this client of ours Mr. Edward Thompson who died in Indonesia as a
result of the Tsunami disaster while on a business trip. Mr. Edward Thompson
died without any WILL and till date nobody has been able to locate any of
his relatives despite several inquiries. The deceased had an asset account
valued at Twenty million, five hundred thousand (USD$20.5m) United States
Dollars.
Unfortunately this man has no WILL as to his inheritance in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
The Company has made every effort to trace his relatives over the Internet
and locate any member of his family but to no avail.
The company has issued a notice of claim for the Next of Kin to come forward
or the deposit would be reverted to the government. Since the Company’s
effort to locate any of his relative has been unsuccessful, thus seek your
consent to present you as the NEXT OF KIN, hence you have the same family
name, this proceeds valued at USD$20.5 Million Dollars will be paid to you
and 10% will be donated to the orphanage, instead of forfeiting it to the
government.
You will be entitle to 20%, 5% will be to off set every expenditure that we
might incure as a result of this transaction while the remaining 65% will be
for me for investment purposes under your trustee.
All necessary documents to back up your claims as the Next of Kin will be
processed on your behalf through the Probate office here in South Africa by
me. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you.

MAY I EMPHERSIZE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

Visit the websit below for more information about the Tsunami disaster
www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/asia.quake/index.html

Please get in touch with me through my private e-mail:-
robert62moye@yahoo.co.id

to enable us discuss further.

Best regards,
Robert Moye

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