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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: dr_boteng@handbag.com
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:29:06 +0200
Subject: GOOD CONTACT ONLY



Dear Sir / Madam

I am Dr Boteng Samuel an Executive Accountant with the Department of
finance of mineral resources and energy South Africa.

Within the Department of finance where I work as an Executive
Accountant and with the cooperation of other top officials, we have in our
possession as overdue payment bills totaling
Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US.Dollars ($15,500,000.) which we
want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign
company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign
non-company account to receive such funds.

This amount $15.5m represents the balance of the Estimated revenue
total value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting
firm,which we the officials over-invoiced
deliberately. Though the actual Estimated revenue cost have been paid to
the original contractor,leaving the balance in the Tune of the said amount
which we have gotten approval to remit by Key tested Telegraphic Transfer
(K.T.T)to any foreign bank account you will
provide by filing in an application through the Justice Ministry here in
South Africa for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor
to you.

We have a modality set out if eventually you wish to be part of this
transaction of the amount that will be for you as assistance and
partner.That will be discuss in the next stage.

Also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution
of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you
will not disappoint me.I
am presently in a country in Europe on official assigment.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my
apology but if not please contact me at once to indicate your interest.
You can reply to my private box :mr_sam@myway.com and I will
establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a
much better picture of the situation.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Boteng Samuel








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