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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: taylor_meni2@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:40:30 +0200
Subject: Your Help Needed

Dr Taylor Ngomeni
Corporate Line: + 27 - 82 - 5983458
Confidential Line: + 873 - 762 - 534365
Confidential Fax: + 873 - 762 - 534366
Email:taylor_ng@rediffmail.com(PERSONAL EMAIL).

Dear Sir/Ma,

I am Dr Taylor Ngomeni , Director of Project, South Africa Department of
Minerals and Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the committee's
need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a solution
to a money transfer.

This amount $28.5m represents the balance of the total contract value executed
on behalf of Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials
over-invoiced deliberately, of which the actual sum has been paid.

Should you be willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the
sum will be 25% of the $28.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and
miscelleneous expenses.

I await your immediate response.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.Taylor Ngomeni

Note:

Send your confidential phone and fax numbers to my personal e-mail box if
interested. taylor_ng@rediffmail.com








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