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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: "Barr. Sibong Ndebele" <barrister.jomarshall@yahoo.co.za>
Reply-To: jd.templechambers09@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:18:55 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend (Please Read and Reply Urgently).

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TEMPLE CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
Attorney at law, Solicitors, Notary Public and Advocates
No: 85, Hill-brow, Johannesburg,
South Africa

Dear Friend,

I got your email contact while searching for a reliable person who
will assist me in a business proposal that will be of great benefit to
both you and me. I have laid all the trust on you before I decided to
disclose this confidential transaction to you.

I am Barrister Sibong Ndebele, an Attorney at Law. I have an urgent
and very profitable business proposition for you that should be handled
with extreme confidentiality. I know this proposal will come to you as
a surprise for the fact that we have not met before believing that
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive or worried
but I can assure you that you will not regret being part of this mutual
beneficial transaction.

SUBJECT: A deceased Client of mine Name Withheld, a citizen of Panama
whom herein shall be referred to as my client, made a fix deposit which
is valued at US$17,431,000.00 (Seventeen Million Four Hundred and
Thirty One Thousand U.S Dollars) only with a commercial bank here in
South Africa on the September 3rd, 2004.

My client was an Engineer, and a contractor with the South Africa
Solid Minerals Corporation (SSMC). Upon maturity the bank sent a
routing notification in accordance with the Company policy to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month they sent a reminder
and finally it was discovered from his contract employers South Africa
Solid Minerals Corporation (SSMC) that My Client, his wife and their
only child were involved in a car accident along Cape Town express road
on January 30th, 2005 and unfortunately they all lost their lives in
the event of the accident.

As the personal Attorney to the deceased and legal witness when this
money was deposited as fixed deposit in 2004, the bank sent me a notice
to provide the Next of Kin of my late client within ten bank working
days. And on my further searching and investigations over the matter I
found out that he died without making a Will and all attempts to trace
his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigations
and discovered that my client did not declare any next of kin or
relation in the Deposit paper with the bank.

This sum of US$17,431,000.00 was kept in the bank for safekeeping for
a contract that he intended to execute. No one will ever come forward
to claim it and according to the Government Law as provided in section
129 sub 63(N), South Africa Banking Edit of 1961 at the expiration of
10 years the money will revert to the ownership of the South African
Government, if nobody applies to claim the funds.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
Next of Kin and beneficiary of my deceased client so that the proceeds
of this account valued at US$17,431,000.00 can be paid to you, so we
can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage of 60% for me 40%
for you.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased’s Next of
Kin will be provided by me. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this transaction through and also your information as
stated below for filling of application of claim to the bank
immediately;

1, Your Full Name:

2, House Address:

3, Your Country:

4, Your Contact Phone Number:

5, Your Age and Gender:

6, Your Occupation:

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

You’re most urgent response will be highly appreciated to avoid
making further contacts. Send your reply to my Private email address as
follows for security and confidential reasons
(sibong.ndebele@yahoo.com).

Best Regards,

Barr. Sibong Ndebele.

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