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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: "Fredrick Khumalo" <frdk23@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 09:11:07 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

FROM: Mr Fredrick Khumalo
DIRECTOR,AUDIT DEPT.
ABSA BANK LTD. SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-83-9509909

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Fredrick Khumalo,

The Director of Audit Department of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA (ABSA). I have decided to contact you through this medium based on a
business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

However, I got your contact through a BUSINESS TRADE MANUAL in South African
Chamber Of Commerce in my search for a foreign business partner whom I will
transfer this fund in his personal or company’s account. During the annual
bank auditing, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$ 6,300 000.00 (SIX
MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY) in an account that belong to
one of our foreign customers (Willie Jackson Sr.) 61 years, of Scotch
Plains, N.J. USA
lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990,which crashed into the Atlantic
Ocean on October 31,1999.

View this website;(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm)

Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his
next of kin to come over and claim his money, because we can not release it
unless some body apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately, nobody has come forward to claim this money. It is based on
this, that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a
cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting You. If you
indicate interest in this transaction I will let you know they steps to take
for a smooth transaction for the approval of this fund from the Bank in your
favor.

The mode of sharing after the transfer of the money into your nominated bank
account will be as follows: 70% for me and my colleagues, 25% will be given
to you for your assistance and 5% will be mapped out to offset expenses
during the course of the transaction. in receipt of this mail, call me
immediately via the above phone or email and kindly send me your private
telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

Please treat this business proposal STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Hoping to hear
from you soon.

Best Regards,

Fredrick.

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