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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: "mr.charlespena" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <depts.transfer@accountant.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:11:58 +0200
Subject: Re -Transfer -0001/02 T -code 03----IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND


Reserve Bank of South Africa.
370 Helen Joseph Street ,Pretoria
0001,P.O. Box 427
Pretoria
0001
qw4567hone+27 12 313-3911*-
0861 12 SARB (+27735650897)
Fax+2786 585 8472
Fax+2786 585 8472
E-mail : depts.transfer@accountant.com


Office Timings: Working Hours
Weekdays :10:00 A.M to 5:45 P.M
Saturdays :10:00 A.M to 1:30 P.M.


Registration No: (RSA9775)
Reference L 014/070/AY7,
Serial Number. 8501-07



IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER :


Re -Transfer -0001/02 T -code 03


We have actually been authorized by the Reserve Bank of South Africa Governor and British High Commission SIR JAMES DAVID BEVAN KCMG, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment which was registered in our bank, recommended and approved in your favour. During the course of our Investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank RSA who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

Further more, security for your funds was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) which will be provided to you accordingly and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your funds . We will monitor this payment Ourselves to avoid the helpless situation created by the Officials of the bank again. An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued, However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; your UN funds have been crediting to your account .
You are advised to stop any further communications with every other persons ,groups,institutions ,financial outlets and agents as they highly contributed delays to your funds .
Do re-confirm below as stated in our data-base :


1. Your Full Name:
2. Your physical Address
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Telephone Numbers:
6. Your state and postal code:
7) Your country
8. Your account informations -an empty nor existing account can serve the purpose .
9.Amount expected

Reserve Bank of South Africa has conveyed a power to us to finish this transaction to you within 48-hrs.For further details, send us email and provide all the necessary information required in this process.

Our : Customer care Dept

Contact the signed designated below officer for onward transfering of your funds .

Mr.kandiwapa Thomas Usiku
Reserve Bank of South Africa.
Foreign Remittance Department.
370 Helen Joseph Street ,Pretoria
0001,P.O. Box 427
Pretoria
0001
Phone+27 12 313-3911
0861 12 SARB (+27735650897)
Fax+2786 585 8472
Fax+2786 585 8472
E-mail : depts.transfer@accountant.com

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