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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: tecckmash@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:16:49 +0200
Subject: TECK MASH


FROM MR TECK MASH
20 SADTON,JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
REPLE HERE(teckmash1@yahoo.ca)
Tell:+27-83-9899-826

Dear sir,

In order to transfer out (USD 26 M) twenty six million United States Dollars)
from African Development Bank. I have the courage to ask you to look for
a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business
believing that you will never let me down either now or in future. I am
Mr.Tecko Mash,the Chief auditor of African Development Bank (ADB).There
is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated
on this account again. After going through some old files in the records,I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B.Andreas,
a foreigner, and a miner at kruger gold co., a geologist by profession and
he died since 1990. No other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is (USD 26M) twenty six
million United States Dollars million dollars. I want to first transfer
USDM six million United States Dollars from this money into a safe foreigners
account abroad before the rest, but I don't know any foreigner.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved
to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because
the money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. Smith
B.Andreas he is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you
as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before.

We will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business.
I only got your contact address from my secretary who operates computer,with
believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. You are
the only person that I have contacted in this business; so please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send
also your private telephone and fax number including the full details of
the account
to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding
agreement to bind us together so that you
can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for withdrawal
and sharing and other investments.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this
work fine 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 later immediately, if you are able and with capability to handle
such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions
and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never come
again in my life. I need truthful person in this business because I don't
want to make mistake I need your strong assurance and trust.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will
be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will
destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving
no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face
after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will
fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the
account.

I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that
you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of

this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries
and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you
will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me,while 5% will
be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.
I look forward to your earliest reply.Or by my Tell:+27-83 9899 826
Yours truly,
Mr TECK MASH


NB:PLEASE USE THIS MY PRIVATE MAIL TO CONTACT ME (teckmash1@yahoo.ca)
MY CELL NUMBER +27-83-9899-826 BECAUSE I WILL WAITING
FOR YOUR REPLY THIER.


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