419 scam: "Mr. Nordin Bin Abdul Ghani"<sales@pnilimited.net> We Need Your Assistance to Invest in South Africa

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- nbag2001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Nordin Bin Abdul Ghani" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nbaghani@blumail.org>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:11:53 -0800
Subject: We Need Your Assistance to Invest in South Africa

Dear Friend,

Introducing myself, I am Mr. Nordin Bin Abdul Ghani, a solicitor at law here in the United Kingdom. I am the personal attorney / sole executor to an influential politician from Libya who made a deposit of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling (GBP5, 500,000.00) with a reputable bank here in the United Kingdom when he was still in political office in his country. As I'm writing this mail he is facing prosecution in his home country Libya.

Moreover, I have received letter of Authority from my client to arrange for the immediate transfer of the fund from the bank here in UK to a trustworthy foreigners bank account outside UK preferably in South Africa for safe keeping and investment into Real Estate properties.

On this note I decided to search for a credible person / company and finding your profile, I was urged to contact you that we may enter into an agreement with you and thereafter transfer the fund from the bank here in UK to your existing or new bank account in your country. With your assistance and cooperation we shall successfully conclude this transaction in less than seven (7) bank working days. My client proposes to compensate you with 25% of the total sum for your cooperation and assistance in realizing the transfer of the fund to your bank account and also assist in investing the funds into Real Estate properties.

Therefore, to facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund, you need, first to contact me via email signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately appraise you with the complete details.

Note that, you will have to assent to an express memorandum of understanding / agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction.

Upon the receipt of your reply, I will let you know the next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is 100% hitch-free and as such you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made with the bank management for the completion of this fund transfer. Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this.

I look forward to your prompt positive response.

Best regards,

Mr. Nordin Bin Abdul Ghani
Tel: Dial + 44 7700063644
Email: nbag2001@gmail.com

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