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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: "EDWARD NGOMENI" <edwardngomeni@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:21:35 +0000
Subject: Businees assistance

FROM : MR. EDWARD NGOMENI
TEL : +27-73-768-9097
EMAIL : edwardngomeni@hotmail.com

CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT
ATTN: THE DIRECTOR/CEO
Dear Sir or madam,

I am MR. EDWARD NGOMENI the chief auditor of NEDBANK SOUTH AFRICA (NEB) I
got your contact address from your country's Trade Journal. Your impressive
and managerial records made me to solicit for your partnership in these
regards. You are the only person that l have contacted in this business with
believe that you will not let me down.

After going through some old files in the records department, l discovered
that there is an account opened in this bank in 1982 and since 1992; no body
has operated on this account. The owner of this account is late Mr Jerome N.
Snaga, a foreigner and a miner at the Angola Gold Platinum mining Company
in Mafikeng as a Geologist by profession and he died since 1992. Up till now
no other person know about this account or anything concerning it the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount
involved is US$21.3 Million (Twenty one Million, Three Hundred thousand
United States Dollars.)

I want to first transfer US$10 Million (Ten Million United States Dollars.)
from the money to safe foreign account abroad before the rest but I' ve not
gotten a trusted foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because
this money cannot be Approved to a local bank here, it can be approved to
any foreigner account because the money is in US dollars and the former
owner of the account Mr Snaga was a foreigner and because of the need to
involve a foreign account, l need your full Co-operation to make this work
smoothly because the management is ready to approve this payment to whoever
that has correct information to this account. Of which l will give to you
later, if you are able to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust
according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefits because this
opportunity will never come again in my life l need your strong assurance,
trust and reliability.

With my position now in the office, l can transfer this money to any
reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will
be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will
destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money,
leaving no trace of any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to
face, then the remittance will be made in the presence of both of us. We
will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the
account.

I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money into your country in
expectation to sound management and good capital returns according to your
advice. Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belongs to
us now. Therefore, after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund, l
am offering you 25% from the total found, 70% will be for me while 5% will
be set aside for expenses that might incur during the course of this
transaction or you can call me to discuss on the percentage if this did not
go well with you. I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on
this fund, other business venture will derive a huge success thereafter. I
will use my position to influence and effect approvals for onward transfer
of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms from the
ministries and foreign exchange department.

I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire to keep
this to yourself.

Looking forward to your urgent response.

Best regards.
MR. EDWARD NGOMENI

FROM : MR. EDWARD NGOMENI
TEL : +27-73-768-9097
EMAIL : edwardngomeni@hotmail.com

CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT

Dear Sir or madam,

I am MR. EDWARD NGOMENI the chief auditor of NEDBANK SOUTH AFRICA (NEB) I
got your contact address from your country's Trade Journal. Your impressive
and managerial records made me to solicit for your partnership in these
regards. You are the only person that l have contacted in this business with
believe that you will not let me down.

After going through some old files in the records department, l discovered
that there is an account opened in this bank in 1982 and since 1992; no body
has operated on this account. The owner of this account is late Mr Jerome N.
Snaga, a foreigner and a miner at the Angola Gold Platinum mining Company
in Mafikeng as a Geologist by profession and he died since 1992. Up till now
no other person know about this account or anything concerning it the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount
involved is US$21.3 Million (Twenty one Million, Three Hundred thousand
United States Dollars.)

I want to first transfer US$10 Million (Ten Million United States Dollars.)
from the money to safe foreign account abroad before the rest but I' ve not
gotten a trusted foreigner. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because
this money cannot be Approved to a local bank here, it can be approved to
any foreigner account because the money is in US dollars and the former
owner of the account Mr Snaga was a foreigner and because of the need to
involve a foreign account, l need your full Co-operation to make this work
smoothly because the management is ready to approve this payment to whoever
that has correct information to this account. Of which l will give to you
later, if you are able to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust
according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefits because this
opportunity will never come again in my life l need your strong assurance,
trust and reliability.

With my position now in the office, l can transfer this money to any
reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will
be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will
destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money,
leaving no trace of any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to
face, then the remittance will be made in the presence of both of us. We
will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the
account.

I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money into your country in
expectation to sound management and good capital returns according to your
advice. Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belongs to
us now. Therefore, after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund, l
am offering you 25% from the total found, 70% will be for me while 5% will
be set aside for expenses that might incur during the course of this
transaction or you can call me to discuss on the percentage if this did not
go well with you. I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on
this fund, other business venture will derive a huge success thereafter. I
will use my position to influence and effect approvals for onward transfer
of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms from the
ministries and foreign exchange department.

I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire to keep
this to yourself.

Looking forward to your urgent response.

Best regards.
MR. EDWARD NGOMENI


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