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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: "richard dube" <richarddube01@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:23:14 +0200
Subject: Business Opportunity

FROM:MR.RICHARD DUBE
Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA)
160 Louis Botha Road, Johannesburg, South Africa.
TEL:27-83-8686-991
EMAIL:richarddube01@hotmail.com


Attn: Managing Director

I am Mr. Richard Dube the Manager International Relation of Standard Bank of
South Africa. I 'm 41yrs old. I got your contact information from South
Africa Information Exchange (S.A.I.E),though we have not met before I
believe this transaction will bring us together.

We had a customer and he was a foreigner based here in South Africa with his
wife and two children, his Name was Mr. DENNIS DUECK from Amersfoort.he was
a Miner at Kruger Gold Company, a Geologist by profession.Mr. Dueck has been
banking with us for the past 5yrs, some time In August 2003,Mr. Dueck was
on his way to his house unfortunately he ran into a Trailer truck loaded
with Groundnut Oil, his car burnt and no single soul was saved. Mr. Dueck
and his entire family was confirmed death in the accident.

The Board of Directors and Management of Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA) instructed me to look for Mr. Dueck relation/relatives to come and
claim the late Mr. Dueck's Fund. Since August 2004 till date, I have been
looking for the late Mr. Dueck relation's and relatives/Next of Kin to come
and claim his Funds which he deposited with our bank, I have made serval
contacts to find any relatives of Late Mr. Dueck .It is quite unfortunate
that Mr. Dueck died with all his family members.

The reason why I contacted you is, Mr. Dueck is dead with his families no
person or person[s] has come to claim this money from our bank. The board of
directors and management of our bank resolved that if no one comes to claim
the fund of Late Mr. Dueck the bank would return Fund into our Federal
Reserve.

I want you to stand as the Relation/relative of Late Mr. Dennis Dueck to
inherit the Late Dueck money with it might interest you to know that Mr.
Dueck made a special deposit of (US$9.2Million} Nine Million Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars and this money is still in his account unclaimed.

This transaction is very easy and simple it is 100% risk free, it take only
ten days to be concluded. The Management and Board of Directors are still
waiting for me to provide any Relatives/next of Kin to late Dueck , I told
the board to give me sometime to see if I can get hold of any relatives/next
of kin to the deceased.Be rest assure that you are not coming to south
Africa every arrangement that regards to this deal has been made including
the lawyer who will obtain every legal document that will proof your claim
as next of kin to late
Mr. Dueck. I need your strong assurance and trust, with my position in the
bank I do not want anything that will tarnish my image before the board, I
advice that we should make this transaction confidential.If you are
interested and wish to stand as next of kin to late Mr.
Dueck forward to me the followings to enable the lawyer secure the document
that my bank required for your claim.

1) Your full names and address.
2) Your private telephone and fax numbers.
3) Your age.
4) Your occupation.

Please feel free to ask any questions. We will share Late Mr. Dennis Dueck
Funds 50-50; you will take 50% of the US$9.2M. Which is US$4.600,000.00 Four
Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars.

Waiting for your immediate response.

Thanks and have a nice day.

Friendly Regards

Mr. Richard Dube

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