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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: JMBULEZI <JMBULEZI@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:27:35 -0700
Subject: Mutual Benefits

From: - Engr. Jacob Mbulezi.
Department Of Minerals And Energy,
Pretoria, South Africa.


Good Morning,

I am Engr. Jacob Mbulezi, a Native of Cape Town in South Africa and I
am a Director of Projects with the South Africa Department of Mining &
Natural Resources. First and foremost, I apologized using this medium
to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is
due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.

I am making this contact with you based on my committee's need foreign
individual or a company who is willing to assist us with a funds
transfer. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you
in the execution of the deal described here under for the benefit of
all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the
nature of this transaction.

Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as a
director and with the cooperation of four other top officials, we have
in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Nineteen Million,
One Hundred Thousand united states dollars (US$19,100,000.00) 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 into
a reliable company/individual account depending on your convenience.

More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa
Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore
account hence your importance the whole transaction. This amount
(US$19.1m) represents the balance of the total contract value executed
on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the
officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost
have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the
tune of the said amount which we have in principles gotten approval to
remit by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank
account you will provide by filing in an application through the
Justice Ministry here in South Africa for the transfer of rights and
privileges of the former contractor to you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should
you be willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum
will be 25% of the US$19.1 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and
miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, on your part
provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. 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 you will not
disappoint me. Endeavor to contact me immediately through my email
whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not, it
will enable me contact other foreign partner with recommendation to
carry out this deal. I want to assure you that myself and my partners
are in a 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 and Please remember to treat this matter as very
confidential matter because we will not comprehend with any form of
exposure as we are still in active Government Service and remember
once again that time is of the essence in this business.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation. I am available on
my email to entertain any questions concerning the clarity of this
transaction. Send your secured telephone and fax numbers for further
details upon your acceptance of this proposal,this will enable me to
call and fax all details for your undestanding before we commence.

Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.

Best Regards,

Jacob Mbulezi. (Engr.)







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