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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr: June Williamss" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <junewilliamss68@hotmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:28:32 +0200
Subject: From: Dr: June Williamss South Africa/


From: Dr: June Williamss
Govan Mbeki House,
240 Justice Mohammed Street,
Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0002
South Africa
Tel: +27793717647
Fax: +27865148253
Email: junewilliamss68@hotmail.co.za

Attn: CEO,

I write this proposal to you about investment project we want to invest with you in your Country, we know that you will be surprise to receive this proposal from us in sense that you did not know us from the beginning and how my colleagues and I got your personal contact.

However, I am Dr: June Williamss General Accountant with Department of Works & Housing South Africa we received your contact information from your Country Trade and Industry here in Johannesburg, though we did not disclose our business intention to them rather we decided to contact you directly and to inform you about this deal base on your executive profile and business opportunity in your Country. The Department of Human Settlements determines finances, promotes, communicates and monitors the implementation of housing and sanitation programmes in South Africa.

My colleagues and I after our due deliberation and consideration, we decided to contact you and choose you as our co-investor to invest the sum of $40,000,000.00 (Forty Million, United States Dollars Only) into your accounts.

We have into our possession that is in Government Suspend Account (RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA) as over invoice {surplus} amount that happen due to a contract awarded to German Company for construction and Re-construction of O.R. Tambo International Airport and Shopping Malls in our cities. (Contract Awarded National Housing Code, 2009)

According to agreement between Africa Countries and World Bank and international Monetary Fund {IMF} and Paris club service to pay all foreign contractors their contract fund (Money) with immediate effect. We now seek for your assistance to champion this over-invoice of $40,000,000.00 (Forty Million, United States Dollars Only) into your nominated bank account as the right beneficiary of this fund. Subjected to our proposal we need you to furnish /make available the following details:-

Company details private telephone and fax number, Bank Details your names and address, which will help us have claim on this fund.

WE HAVE TO PRESENT YOU AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OUTFIT AND CONSEQUENT UPON INDICATION OF YOUR INTEREST TO FULLY ASSIST US IN THIS TRANSACTION: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWING.

1. YOUR BANKER’S NAME ADDRESSES PHONE AND FAX.
2. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ROUTING/ SWIFT NUMBER (IF ANY),
3. YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
4. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.

On your acceptance of this deal we shall meet and have face to face meeting here in South Africa as we have agreed to offer you 25% of the total fund for your assistance while 75% of the total fund is for us and our investment in your Country or elsewhere with you. Further to this deal/transaction we assure and guarantee genuine and proper documentation of this fund on your behalf as soon as you furnish us with the above details and ready to show your capability to champion this deal. We request from you genuine assistance goodwill and confidentiality until the deal is over. I will be with you in your Country immediately your banker confirms the remittance of the fund into your bank account.

Note: Please kindly hurry up and make those details available via the above Email address; so that we will detail you more on how this deal will take place, we thank you for your best interest and understanding into this deal.

You can call me for more information.

DR.JUNE WILLIAMSS


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