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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.PETER KHUMALO" <peter_khumalo@indiatimes.com>
Reply-To: peter.khumalo@indiatimes.com
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:21:37 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY!

CORDINATOR,
DEBT RECOVERY AND RECONCILIATION
UNIT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT
TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL
AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA)
14TH FLOOR EMBASSY BUILDING CNR SMITH ALIWAL STREET,
P.O. BOX 1596
ALBERTON BRANCH PRETORIA 4000 SOUTH AFRICA.
Email;peter.khumalo@indiatimes.com
Email;peter_khumalo @indiatimes.com
.


ATTN: THE DIRECTOR/C.E.O.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't know each
other before, but for the purpose of introduction,

I am MR.PETER KHUMALO THE AUDIT DEPT ASSISTANT MANAGER OF AMALGAMATED BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).

There is an account opened in this bank in February 2001 and since November 2003
nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in
the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it
would be for feited for nothing. The owner of this account is MR. ERNEST B.
BENJAMIN, a foreigner,and a miner at Kruger Goal Co. a geologist by profession
and he died since August 2003.

No other person knows about this account or any thing 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$10.2 million (TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to
a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the
money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the account is MR.ERNEST B.
BENJAMIN is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise as we don't know ourselves before. We will sign an agreement but be
sure that it is real and a genuine business. Please reply urgently so that I
will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send also your private Tel.
and a fax number including the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit.

I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together
so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of our
choice where the fund will be safe.

And I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other
investments. Meanwhile you can open a new account in any bank for this purpose
if you like.I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreign account
and a foreign beneficiary.

I need your full cooperation to make this work fine because the management is
ready to give approval to any foreigner, who has the correct information of the
account, which I will give to you later, if you are able and willing to handle
such an amount of money in strict confidence and trust according to my
instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will
never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this business because I
don't want to make mistake, I need your strong assurance and trust.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will be
in tact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy
all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace
to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I
will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your
country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.
I will use my position and influence to effect the legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 30% of the total amount while 10% will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring,
60% will be for me.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my email above.

Best regards,

MR.PETER KHUMALO .CORDINATOR,




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