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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: Patrick Radebe <prad00000968@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <patrickradebe555@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 02:59:37 +0200
Subject: REGARDS!!!



Dear Friend,

I am a staff member of one of the leading banks in South Africa. I email seeking your indulgence in re-profiling funds, which we want to keep under your supervision. The Fund totaling ($7,400,000). I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this fund cannot be approved to a local Bank here in South Africa.
The fund are in US Dollars and the owner of this account Mr. Morris Thompson, an American who died in an air crash along with his wife & Daughter on Monday January 31st, 2000 in an Alaska Airlines Flight 261 with other passengers on board. This you can confirm from

websitehttp://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

Please, I am proposing 30% of the above stated funds to you for your assistance while my colleagues and I receive 60%. Also, i deem it necessary to have 10% of this funds earmarked for purposes of taxation in your country and mine after we must have the funds successfully in your custody at the conclusion of this venture. Please if you are interested kindly forward to me the following informations stated below:

(1) Your direct telephone number
(2) Your fax number(3) Your occupation(4) Your full names(5) Your age(6) Your contact address

All I will require from you is an honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Your reply should indicate your willingness in assisting us. And I will send you all the detailed information and the deceased biodata that you will need to process an application of claims to the fund.

I look forward towards a good business relationship with you.

Regards.Patrick Radebe
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