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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: JACKO MAREE <executivejackomaree@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 04:15:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: with confidential please


FROM: MR.JACKO MAREE
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
STANDARD BANK IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
9TH FLOOR STANDARD BANK
CENTRE 5 SIMONDS STREET
JOHANNESBURG SOUTHAFRICA.
MOBILE PHONE+27-727030233.


ATTENTION: PLEASE,


With due honor and respect, I introduce myself to you
for a better relationship. I am Mr. JACKO MAREE the
the chief executive of standard bank in south affrica.
i got your contact through courtesy of Business
online network via Internet as I decided to contact
you for this beneficial transaction
that is 100% risk free.

During auditing, verifications / investigations in our
bank at the end of last fiscal (Financial) year, I
discovered the sum of (US$ 41M) fourty ONE MILLION
DOLLARS in a dormant account belonging to an
Israeli(Jewish) international businessman who died
along withhis family ( next of kin) in the Number 5,
1997 plane crash in Abidjan. Our investigations
reveal
no survival -no NEXT OF KIN / RELATIONS for claims as
we have long been expecting someone to forward
applications for claims as it applies to our banking
regulations.

Information / Verifications from reliable sources
confirmed that his supposed NEXT OF KIN died with him
in the crash. Hence this for your perusals.however, I
keep this information (SECRET) confidencial within my
jurisdication to enable us submit claims and transfer
this fund through a trustworthy person whom we shall
present to our bank as the (BONAFIDE
NEXT OF KIN), to the deceased. We intent to credit
this fund into any of your
nominated (designated) offshore bank account for
investments.

Meanwhile, all domestic arrangements for claims have
been put in place awaiting your acceptance to
participate.
I will give you directives and all needed information
as soon as I recieved your positive response. Kindly
understand that we could not carry out this on our own
at based on the simple fact that we are civil servants
and precluded from operating foreign account and
too,it will raise eyebrows on our side in terms of
transfer being staff of the bank.
Moreover, this fund belongs to a foreigner and demand
same as next of kin to claim it hence your contact is
successful operation.

My colleague and I have resolved to offering you 30%
of the total sum as commision, extra 10% of all
proceeds to be generated form subsequent investment
and will make you a fund manager in a five (5) years
irrevocable contractual business partnership. we will
invest 50% of our shares into your firm provided it is
profit orientated , 5% of the total fund will be set
aside to re-imburse all expenses to be incurred in
this course of this transaction such as telephone call
and other minor expenses.

I am assuring you of a smooth and successful
transaction provided you display maturity and observe
confidentiality.

And it will interest you to know that the Bank will
autorize credit of this fund into your account as
contract payment to alleviate you from all queries
regarding the source (originality) of the fund andwill
provide you ( beneficiary) with contractual (data)
details to
certify your bank of government if need arises.
therefore, be kind to clarify the following:
1) Can your account accommodate this fund in your
local bank without government intervention or do you
have an account outside your country where you may
consider safe for this fund.
2) What are taxation in your country, as I desire a
low / free tax zone.
3) What are interest rates on long / short term fixed
deposit in your local banks.
4) What other lucrative investments would you suggest
as I intend banking, real estate and import / export
investments.
5) Can you be able to make residential documents
and purchase a house for me and my family to relocate
and settle in your country.
MY DEAR,feel free and visit my bank website at:

http://www.standardbank.co.za

THANKS FOR I AM WAITING FOR
YOUR URGENT CALL OR REPLY.
BEST REGARD JACKO MAREE.





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