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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: francismtele <francismtele2@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 08:03:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Agreement Business Proposal


                                                     Tel::+27-78-912-88-11






                                                     Fax:+27-86-66-74-6560






                                                                                             













               AGREEMENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR US$45,000.000.00













I am Mr.Francis Mtele,a member of
Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP), South Africa . ICEP is
charged with the responsibility of finding bank accounts in South Africa
belonging to Non-South African indigenes, which have remained dormant
since South African apartheid was resolved in 1994.













The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT)
handles processing of all claims on accounts due to non-South African
citizens. I discovered a dormant account of Isidor Adler with a credit
balance of US$45,000,000(Forty Five Million United State Dollars) plus
accumulated interest.













Kindly provide me with your full name,
address, and telephone/fax. My share will be 75% and your share 25%
percent of the total amount. THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED. Due to security
reasons, reply to my private Email:francismtele1@gala.net or call
+27-78-912-88-11 only. These transactions will be done online transfer
where you can access your account.













If you are capable then reply, if not delete from your inbox.













Best Regards,






Francis Mtele






Member (ICEP


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