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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: "Mr Frank Mbubu" <fmbubuu@webmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 01:32:04 +0200
Subject: RE:Partneship Cooperation

TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION,
MADIBA COMPLEX, STRIJDOM PARK
PRETORIA, 2019 SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL;fmbubuu@webmail.co.za

I am Mr.Frank Mbubu, a member and director of the Truth &
Reconciliation Commission,South Africa.Our commission is
principally concerned with reconciliation and payment of
compensation to individuals,companies,communities and
verious groups affected in south africa during the
apartheid regime.With my position as the
director,liasionoffice,i have successfully secured for
myself the sum of twelve million five hundred thousand
euros(12.5 m euros).
These amount was emanated from approvals given to verious
individauls we masterminded presented as affected members
of our community during the apartheid regime.

My proposal to you is to provide a safe account into which
these funds will be paid into as we are barred by the code
of conduct bureau form operating any foreign account and
all our assets were declared before our appointments into
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

This deal is completely safe from any inquiry as approvals
has been given by government and gazetted by the
parliament. All paperworks for this transaction will be
done by a notary public and my position as the director
liasion/operations gurantees the successful excution of
this transaction.Your cooperation is highly required for
this transaction and you will be entiltled to the share of
35% to you,55% to me and 10% set aside to cover all the
expenses that will be incured in the course of this
business by both parties.

If you are intrested,please reply immediately via my
private emailaddress:fmbubu1@yahoo.com . Upon your
response, i shall then provide you with more
details,modalities and relevant documents that will help
you understand this transaction.
Because of my sensitive position,you must treat this
proposal to you with extra-ordinary personal secrecy or
rather with confidenciality,and be rest assured that this
transaction would be of mutual benefit,without risk and
very profitable to both of us.

I look forward to your timely response,which you should
include your private telephone and fax number.

Thanks and Best Regards,

MrFrank Mbubu.



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