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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: "Mangalani Malungani Peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <postex02@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:22:48 -0600
Subject: How is your family???

Dear Sir,

I am sorry for using this medium to contact you it's just the subject matter that propelled me to reach you via this medium. Since a letter that I posted to your address was return back to me undelivered. My name is Mangalani Malungani. Peter. I am the Director of Debt and Asset management Investec Private Bank Ltd United Kingdom.

I have a business proposal that involve a transfer of some amount of fund $8.7Million into your company for investment purposes under your esteemed care, I really will like to work with you in this regard, I am very impressed with what I saw about your company since there is need to diversify my resource due to the strong down ward pressure the United Kingdom economy is facing in recent times.

If you are interested kindly reply me via my private email address postex02@yahoo.co.jp

Please you can view my profile: http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/ user/1012

I will give more details when i get your reply.

Thanks.

Mr. Mangalani Malungani Peter.
or call Tel: +44 702 4055969

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