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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: davidndela004@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: davidndela2004@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:42:38 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dr.David Ndela
South-Africa Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources
davidndela2004@yahoo.com
BUSINESS PROPOSAL/PARTNERSHIP
I received very encouraging information about you and how trustworthy
you are. I am delighted with such useful information. I am interested
in partnership investment programmed with your self/corporation.
First permit me to introduce myself as Dr.David Ndela of the native of
Cape Town in South-Africa. Presently I am the Senior Chief Executive
Accountant with the South-Africa Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources.

Within the Department of Energy where I work as an Executive Senior
Accountant and with the Co-operation of four other top officals, we
have in our possession as over due payment bills totaling USD$Ten
Million (10M), which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and
co-operation of a foreign Company/Individual to receive the said fund
on our behalf or a reliable foreign Non-company account to receive such
funds.
More so, we are handicapped in the circumstance, as the South Africa
civil Service Code of conduct does not allow us to operate off-shore
account,and our earning is less than $2000 rand equivalent of (our
local currency) and the strict stipulations of the Bureau of conduct
guidelines and regulations for public/civil servants hence you are
important in the whole transaction. This amount USD$10M represents the
balance of the contract value executed on behalf of my department by a
Foreign contracting Firm, which we the official over-invoiced
deliberately.
A
contract was awarded to Portuguese Firm worth hundreds Millions of
Dollars.
In the execution of this project the Portuguese Firm discovered a
colossal amount of Limestone in the twosites. We collaborated with the
Firm in a mutual Agreement as regard the proceeds of which we have now
received our share of $68million USD.

Although the actual Contract cost have been paid to the original
contractor. We have in principles gotten approval to remit to any
Foreign Bank account you will provide, and cannot introduce or
circulate this amount into the South-Africa banking system considering
our provisional duties as Civil servant, by filing in an application
through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources here in South
Africa, for the transfer of rights and privileges of theFormer
contractor
to you.
The above situation prompted my decision to solicit your co-operation
to take delivery of the funds into your custody for our proposed
investment as i have the authority of my partners will be adequately
compensated you with 20% (2,000,000.00).
Also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful
execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and
hope that will not disappoint me. If you are not, it will enable me
scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal. I want to
assure you that my partner and I are in position to make the payment of
this claim possible, provided you can give us a very strong assurance
and guarantee that our share will be secured.

Please remember to treat this matter very confidential, discretion no
matter what your decision maybe, because we will not comprehend with
any form of exposure, as we are still in active Government service.
Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction;
we have arranged all the necessary procedures in ensuring a smooth
process for funds to get to you.

I will also appreciate you contact me once you receive this Mail via my
E-Mail account to enable me give you more details on my procedure of
getting the funds across to you hitch free. Positive response should be
accompanied with telephone and fax numbers so I can reach you
immediately also.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation and remain,

With Best Regards
Dr.David Ndela (B.Sc., M.Sc, .Ph.D)
Director, project Implementation .
South Africa
Reply to: davidndela2004@yahoo.com




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