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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: "Mr. Smith Jordan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms70452@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:19:41 -0500
Subject: Business Proposal.

 
Hello My Good Friend,
 
 
 
 
 
I am Mr. Smith Jordan. The Chief Financial Officer of (Rand Merchant Bank of South Africa). I am writing you about a business proposal that will be of an immense mutual benefit to both of us. In My department, I discovered a sum of 25,500,000.00 GBP (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign deceased Customers A billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr. Moises Saba Masri, a Jew from Mexico who was a Victim of a helicopter crash on January 10th 2010, resulting to his death and his family members. Mr. Moises Saba Masri was 47-years-old. Also in the chopper at the time of the crash was his wife, their Son Avraham (Albert) his daughter-in-law. The pilot was also dead.
 
 
 
You can get more information's as regards to the crash and the death of our late customer Mr.
 
 
Moises Saba Masri on the website address:
 
 
 
 
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html
 
 
 
 
The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly Due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been Waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally have Been unsuccessful in locating the relatives.
 
 
 
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the Proceeds of this account valued at #25,500,000.00 GBP (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 70% To me and 30% to you. If you wish to render your selfless service but very rewarding, please provide me with the following Information, as we have seven (7) days to run it through.
 
 
 
 
1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Home Address:
4. You’re Occupation:
5. You’re Nationality:
6. You’re Sex/Age:
 
 
 
Upon your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will forward your details to the Attorney to enable him open communication with you and secured all the necessary legal documents That will back up and legalize them in the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary of the Funds All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us sees this Transaction through I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that Will protect you from any breach of the law Having gone through a methodical search,
 
 
 
 
 
I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this Proposal interesting. Upon your response, I will furnish you with more information’s. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting via my personal Telephone and Email Address: (mrsmithjordan@secretarias.com)
 
 
 
Thanking you in anticipation for a favorable reply.
 
 
Best Regards,
 
 
 
Mr. Smith Jordan
Chief Financial Officer,
Rand Merchant Bank of South Africa
 
 

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