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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: "frank ndaba" <frankndaba@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:52:38 +0200
Subject: Urgent reply is needed from you.

MR Frank Ndaba
TELE+2773-229-6232
Email: frankndaba@hotmail.com
No: 23 William Nicole
Drive Fairways
Johannesburg South Africa


BUSINESS PROPOSAL
RELATIONSHIP

I have the honor and confidence to introduce to you this business in view of
the fact that you are trustworthy and reliable. I am Frank Ndaba, the Area
District Eastern Bank Manager of the Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA). There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 2000
nobody has operated on this account again. After an intensive investigation,
I discovered that the owner of this account was death a contractor A
foreigner and he died in 1990 and the account has no beneficiary, my
investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything
about this account. The amount involved is US $35.000.000.00 (thirty five
Million united state dollars only).

In the light of the above fact, honesty I need your assistance to open door
to this opportunity by providing your account or any account of your choice
either private / company’s account where the fund will be remitted. Your
assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management is ready to
welcome any person, a foreigner who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you immediately. If you are interested and ready to
conclude this transaction with me, I would be very much happy because my
retirement is at hand and I cannot leave the money with the bank. You should
be informed strictly that I would damage all the documents that is use to
transfer this fund in your presence.

You should bear in mind that we shall meet face to face for sharing of this
money in your country. I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from
you that you are ready to act as regards to this transaction and ready to
receive this fund in your account. This is to enable me use my position and
influence to effect the onward transfer of this fund to your account
overseas. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the
total amount, 60% will be for us, and 10% will be for local and
international expenses both parties will incur on the process of this
transaction.

I look forward to your earnest response on my direct telephone number
+277-3229-6232, or you can reply me by my private e-mail-
frankndaba@hotmail.com for confidentiality reason. Your private phone fax
contact numbers is needed for easy communications. And don’t forget to keep
this transaction secreet because of my position in the bank

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Frank Ndaba.

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