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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 James Rudo <jamesrudo@gmail.co.za>
Reply-To: rudo.james1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:46:26 +0000
Subject: From Mr. James Rudo


Greetings from South Africa

My name is Mr. James Rudo I am a South African and Chief Executive
Officer of a security firm, name with held for security reasons but
shall convey details to you in due course. We offer short term Loans
which are tailored to meet important financial needs, such as
agricultural production circle in Africa.

I am contacting you in strict confidence, believing I can trust you to
handle this business transaction with me. There are some hidden funds
to the tune of Twelve Million United States Dollars ($12,000,000.00),
kept in the custody of our firm by one of former associate of the late
President of Libya (Colonel Muammar Gaddafi) who is now deceased.

The fund was deposited as an investment fund in 2009 with an open
beneficiary. The fund has been in our firm without anybody coming for
the claims since the demise of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and all our
efforts to trace any of the families has yielded fruitless results.
This is the reason why I have decided to contact you, so we can
secretly move these funds abroad. Note that the government of Libya
and our government do not know anything about this deposit and my
contact to you. Hence, I cannot declare this piece of information to
the government for security reasons.

I have all the necessary documents that can make you the next of kin
and recipient of the funds, as I am directly involved in the deposits.
All I need to do is to make you the beneficiary of the fund by filling
your name in the appropriate documents and immediately move the funds
out of its present place in your name to your account for safe
keeping. The funds will be used for investment purposes in your
country or any other country of our choice.

I assure you that this transaction is risk free. Be rest assured that
we will not encounter any difficulty as the person directly involved
in approving the release of the fund is also participating in this
transaction?

This transaction is Legal and we propose to offer 30% of the total sum
once the fund is transferred to your Account.

You can contact me through my private tele/fax +27 86 517 6926 or
email to reconfirm your full names, contact address, telephone /fax
numbers to my personal email at :jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za

Please keep my affairs with you strictly confidential and let me know
if you will be of any assistance.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Rudo
jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za

For more information, please, visit:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/03/libya-loot-south-african-banks-may-hold-1b-in-gold-diamonds-stolen-by-qaddafy/
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Greetings from South Africa

My name is Mr. James Rudo I am a South African and Chief Executive
Officer of a security firm, name with held for security reasons but
shall convey details to you in due course. We offer short term Loans
which are tailored to meet important financial needs, such as
agricultural production circle in Africa.

I am contacting you in strict confidence, believing I can trust you to
handle this business transaction with me. There are some hidden funds
to the tune of Twelve Million United States Dollars ($12,000,000.00),
kept in the custody of our firm by one of former associate of the late
President of Libya (Colonel Muammar Gaddafi) who is now deceased.

The fund was deposited as an investment fund in 2009 with an open
beneficiary. The fund has been in our firm without anybody coming for
the claims since the demise of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and all our
efforts to trace any of the families has yielded fruitless results.
This is the reason why I have decided to contact you, so we can
secretly move these funds abroad. Note that the government of Libya
and our government do not know anything about this deposit and my
contact to you. Hence, I cannot declare this piece of information to
the government for security reasons.

I have all the necessary documents that can make you the next of kin
and recipient of the funds, as I am directly involved in the deposits.
All I need to do is to make you the beneficiary of the fund by filling
your name in the appropriate documents and immediately move the funds
out of its present place in your name to your account for safe
keeping. The funds will be used for investment purposes in your
country or any other country of our choice.

I assure you that this transaction is risk free. Be rest assured that
we will not encounter any difficulty as the person directly involved
in approving the release of the fund is also participating in this
transaction?

This transaction is Legal and we propose to offer 30% of the total sum
once the fund is transferred to your Account.

You can contact me through my private tele/fax +27 86 517 6926 or
email to reconfirm your full names, contact address, telephone /fax
numbers to my personal email at :jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za

Please keep my affairs with you strictly confidential and let me know
if you will be of any assistance.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Rudo
jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za

For more information, please, visit:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/03/libya-loot-south-african-banks-may-hold-1b-in-gold-diamonds-stolen-by-qaddafy/

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