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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: "SUE MOODLEY ATTORNEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <suemoodley4@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 08:07:46 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL LETTER..

 
    SUE       MOODLEY                      Fourways View Office Park, 1210 Sunset Boulevard,
                                                                             Sandton, 2196 South Africa
                                                                             Tel. +27 81 156 2100
          ATTORNEYS                       Cell. +27 604 472 513
                                                                              Fax. +27 86 572 5868
                                                                              suemoodley2@hotmail.com
 
Attention to you,
 
It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to transfer some funds into your bank account. Please do accept my apology if my mail infringes on your personal ethics. My names are Sue Moodley, a Private Lawyer based here in Johannesburg South Africa.
 
Honestly it will be my humble pleasure if we can work together. I would like you to act as the next of kin to my deceased client who made a deposit of $5.5 million only with a Bank here in Johannesburg few years back. He died in an Auto crash with his immediate family without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate with a Bank, This means that any person from your country can act as the next of kin of the deceased person for claiming the inheritance funds without any risk involved.
 
More so, I have received official letter from the bank suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of the Fund in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of $5.5 Million Dollars. According to the Government Law as provided in section 129 sub 63(N), South African Banking Edit of 1981 at the expiration of 10 years the fund will revert to the ownership of the South African Government, if nobody applies to claim the fund.
 
My proposition to you is to present you to the bank as the Next of kin and beneficiary of my deceased client so that the bank will pay this $5.5 million to you so that we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage of 50% for me 50% for you. All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin will be provided by me. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
If you are interested in this transaction, kindly provide me with
 
YOUR FULL NAME
CONTACT ADDRESS
TELEPHONE AND FAX
 
Please do let me know immediately so that we can proceed.
 
Regards,
 
Barrister Sue Moodley

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