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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: "ELIZABETH JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elizjohnson034@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 23:32:08 +0200
Subject: Please get back to me once you received your fund US$100,000

My Beloved Friend,

How are you today together with your family, l gladly wish to inform you that I have been able to transfer my money to Somalia through
the help of one Pastor, Jack Robertson. He is a man of GOD and he have church in Somalia Christ Apostolic Church in Somalia he also have a Company And I will invest in his company. He is a very good man.

Well, I just write to inform you that I left behind US$100,000 for you
with my Bank in South Africa. I write you through divine direction and
It’s just that I cannot forget how you are the very first person I
Contacted to help me and till today, I still don’t know what went
Wrong.

Anyway, I have not forgotten about the past and all I am doing now is to
make sure I invest properly my money for the benefit of the less previledged and the poor hungry children. These are the contact details of
my Banker in South Africa below,

you have to contact him and he will transfer the US$100,000 to you.

Bank Name:Standard Chartered Bank South Africa (SC BSA)
Bank Address:5th Floor, No: 4 Sandown Vally Cresent, Sandton 2196.
Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Bank Chief Executive : Mr.Ebenezer Essoka, (SC BSA )
PHONE : ( +27) 744299078
FAX: : ( +27) 160 854 24
EMAIL: infostandardchartered.scb@safrica.com
premier.service@safrica.com
Acc/No :SA-ZA-0171010018340
Swift Code : SAZAZAJJ
Telex : 27651- 26220 – 25400

Do contact him today so that he will transfer the said fund to you as
I have already instructed him to transfer the money to you. And as soon as you received the money get back to me.

NB: I gave you this money because of your previous efforts to help me
And also for you to use it to support your family.

Please get back to me once you received your fund US$100,000

Best Regards
Your Sister in Pain
Mrs.Elizabeth Johnson

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