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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: Freda momo <fredamomo@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:02:35 +0000
Subject: RE AM HAPPY TO CONTACT YOU , MY IS +27-810 568 850


FROM: MR. FREDA MOMO
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-810 568 850
FAX: +27-865 193 396
E-MAIL: fredamomo@hotmail.com

AM HAPPY TO CONTACT YOU
Dear Sir,

Good day!
my name is Mr. Freda Momo, the Chief Auditor of First National Bank
of South Africa (FNBSA), I am the accountant officer to Late Mr.
Andreas B. Smith, a Citizen of your Country; he was a Miner at Kruger
Gold Company of South Africa. My client was involved in a Motor
Accident on the 10th March 2001, and died the same day.

Since his death, nobody have make contact to our bank to claim
hisUS$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) deposited with
our bank and I have made several enquires with your country Embassy
here in South Africa to locate any of his relatives but all in vain.

The fact that our bank management is ready to transfer the
US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) to anybody from
your country who apply for claim as the Next-of-Kin to Late Mr.
Andreas B. Smith; and I have decided to take this opportunity with
you, if you indicate your interest towards this transaction and assure
me that this money will be intact in your account until my physical
arrival in your country for sharing of the money.

At the conclusion of this transaction you will be given 25%
(US$2,500,000.00) for your assistance, 70% (US$7,000,000.00) will be
for me, while 5% (US$500,000.00) will before expenses we might incur
during the process of this transaction. Please if you are interested
to do this transaction with me, I will like you to send me your
Private Phone Number &amp; Fax Number for Easy Communication including
your Bank Account Details where the money will be transfer (Your Bank
Name, Bank Address, Account Number, Account Holder’s Name, Copy of
Your Identity Card and your Home Address) to enable me use it obtain
Approval Documents on your name as the Next-of-Kin of this
US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) for
immediate transfer of the money into your bank account in your country.

Finally, please contact me on the above detail immediately you receive
this letter for more information. Thanks and may our Almighty God
bless you and your family.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Freda Momo.
(Chief Auditor First National Bank of South Africa)


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