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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: Barrister Gloria Meyers <gloriameyers@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: gloriameyers@jmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:25:48 +0000
Subject: From: Barrister Gloria Meyers



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From: Barrister Gloria Meyers
Address: 2nd Floor, Ned bank Place,
35 Sauer Street, Johannesburg,
Republic Of South Africa.

Dear:Sir/Madam

It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to
transfer
some funds into your bank account. Please do accept my apology if my mail
infringes on your personal ethics. My name is Barrister Williams Khune, a
Private Lawyer based here in Johannesburg South Africa. Honestly it will
be my
humble pleasure if we can work together. I would like you to act as the
next of

kin to my deceased client Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German citizen who made
a
deposit of .5 million only with a Bank here in Johannesburg few years
back.
He died in a plane crash with his immediate family without any registered
next
of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate with the
Bank, This means that any person from your country can act as the next of
kin
of the person for claiming the inheritance funds without any risk
involved.

I have received official letter from the bank suggesting a likely
proceeding
for confiscation of the Fund in line with existing laws by the bank in
which
my client deposited the sum of .5 Million Dollars. According to the
Government Law as provided in section 129 subs 63(N), South African
Banking
Edit of 1961 at the expiration of 11 years the fund will revert to the
ownership of the South African Government, if nobody applies to claim the
fund.

My proposition to you is to present you to the bank as the Next of kin and
beneficiary of my deceased client so that the bank will pay this .5
million
to you so that 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
Next of Kin will be provided by me. All I require is your honest
cooperation
to enable us see 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.

If you are interested in this transactions, Please do let me know
immediately
so that I can give you comprehensive details on how to proceed.

Barrister Gloria Meyers
Email: gloriameyers@jmail.co.za
Private Cell :+27 784 716 033

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