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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: "johnny lucas" <johnny_lucas1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:52:16 +0200
Subject: FROM JOHNNY LUCAS

THE BANK MANAGER OF
AMALGAMATED BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA(ABSA).
PHONE NUMBER:+27-73-058-5904




FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNER

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don't know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am Johnny Lucas,the
Bank Manager of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 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
forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a
foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by profession and he
died since 1990. 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 his company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is (USD$7M) Seven million 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 U.S dollars and the former owner of the
account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas 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 telephone and 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 your choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your
country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments. I am contacting
you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and
foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine
because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner,
who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you later
immediately, if you are capable and willing to handle such amount 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 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 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 apply for
annual leave to get visa immediately, I hear from you that you are ready to
act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and
influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign
exchange departments.


At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses which both
parties might have incurred during the process of transferring. (N.B )
please remember to include your phone and fax number for easier,security and
confidential reasons . I look forward to your earliest reply through my
EMAIL . OR my alternative email address johnny_lucas1@yahoo.com.




Yours Truly,

Johnny Lucas.



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