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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: lunga nkosi <lungankosi3@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:29:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER


FROM:MR.lunga nkosi.
TEL:27-83-965-1723
lungankosi3@yahoo.co.in





ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO.

REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFER


In my quest for a reliable and trusted partner for a highly important
and lucrative venture cum investment, I came across your contact as a
reliable partner for this venture.I am Mr.lunga nkosi,one of the senior
Accountants of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). To highlight you on this proposal, thereis an account opened in this bank since 1980 till 1990 after which, nobody has operated on this account again till date. After going through some oldfiles 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.Ben Andreas, a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by profession who died since 1990. No other person knows about this and my investigation further proved to me that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved as he made it hispersonal account.

The money outstanding before his death was (USD 26
Million) Twenty Six Million United States Dollars.
I am now contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a national with a local bank account here. But can only be
approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and
the former owner, a foreigner. I implore you to act as foreigner and
beneficiary to the fund as I will then intimate you on the processes
abound as well as procure all the necessary documents required to lay
claim to the money.

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 I shall highly appreciate.

I need trusted person in this business because I do not want to make mistakes; I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I can effect transfer of this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you canprovide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my arrival in your country for disbursement. On the alternative, you can come
down here toSouth Africa for us to meet one to one.

Send me your private telephone and fax numbers upon receipt of this
proposal, if you genuinely want to assist and be a co-partner. I will
also wants us to meet face to face, to enable us sign a binding
agreement.As soon as you receive this money into a foreign account or any
accountof your choice where the fund will be safe.

I will proceed to your country for onward percentage distributions and investment. I need yourfull co-operation to make this work because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct information ofthis account, which I will give to you later immediately.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 cnclusion of this business, for your assistance, 25% of the total
amount will be accrue for you, 70% for me, while 5% will be for expenses
both parties might have incurredduring the process of the transfer .

I implore you to maintain the absolute confidentiality of this
transaction.

Your earliest response is urgently awaited.

Truly Yours,

Mr.lunga nkosi





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