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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Neol Banigo" <webgruit@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <noelbanigo1@executivemail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 05:19:33 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal From Mr. Neol Banigo.


Dear Sir / Madam,

I am Mr. Noel Banigo, a staff of First National Bank of South Africa. I have an urgent and very
confidential business proposal for you; An American Gold consultant with the
South African Solid Gold Corporation, Mr. W Ali Bryant made a numbered time
fixed deposit for twelve calendar months.
This was valued at Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars in
our branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his employers, that Bryant had died in a plane crash in Alaska
on an Alaska Airlines flight number 261.
On further investigation, I found out that in his will he left a message
that the inheritor of his estate should not forget about charity, however Mr.
Ali did not leave a name in this will. I
then tried to contact family/friend/colleagues and all attempts to trace his
next of kin were fruitless.



I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. W Ali did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork
in my Bank. The sum of US$15,500,000.00 is still sitting in our Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic OF
South Africa, at the expiration of 7 (Seven) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the South African Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin to Mr. A. Bryant so that the fruits of this old man's
labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is
simple, I would like you to provide immediately your full names and address so
that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will
put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an
attorney for drafting and authorization of the will and to obtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.



A bank account in any part of the
world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for
us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all
as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as a prominent official of First National Bank guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction, if you are interested, please reply
immediately via E-mail: noelbanigo1@executivemail.co.za
or call my Tel: +27 - 718-374-321 for more details.



Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with full details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone fax
numbers for easy communication. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I
shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country, awaiting your
urgent reply.



Yours truly.



Mr. Noel Banigo

Email: noelbanigo1@executivemail.co.za

Tel:
+27 - 718-374-321

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