419 scam: "INFO"<online580@telkomsa.net> Self-Interest

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "info.sabank@safrica.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "INFO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <toni.f@mailbox.co.za>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:08:06 -0700
Subject: Self-Interest

I am Dr. Antonio Fourie, Executive Partner in a Law Firm in Southern Region.

I have a lucrative business proposal for you, Oleg Bryjak, in Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR, into an ethnic Ukrainian family, he moved to Germany in 1991 to join the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, he died without having any beneficiary to his assets including his account here in Southern Region which he opened in the year 2009 as his personal savings for the purpose of expansion and development of his company before his untimely death in March 24, 2015.

I need your full co-operation to make this work, because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with the inheritance procedures.

Should you be interested in executing this project with me; indicate your interest, by a return email. I will thereafter forward the details of the transaction to you. The terms and condition of sharing regarding the business would then be brought to your knowledge.

Your response with the requested information should be sent to reach me through my personal email address below: info.sabank@safrica.com

I shall then provide you with more details on this operation when I hear from you.

Sincerely,

Dr. Antonio Fourie

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