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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: jabumoketsi@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:01:15 +0200
Subject: ***Kindly Help***

Absa Bank South Africa
Hartfield, Pretoria
South Africa.
Tel 0027 76149 6049


My name is Jabu Moketsi the manager,Credit and Foreignbills of ABSA
BANK SOUTH AFRICA. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our bank
with account number -908-14-255-114 whose name is Cho, Kwiyoung(Mr.),
an American citizen who died in a plane crash[Korean Air Flight
801] with the whole passengers onboard on August 6,1997.And for your perusal you
can view this website

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Since the demise of this customer, I personally have watched with keen interest
to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim
his funds of US$15.5M (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thoudsand United States Dollars)
which has been with our branch for a very long time. On this note, I decided to seek for
whom his name shall be used as the Next of Kin as no one has come up as his
next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more
than eight years, because the money will be recalled to the banktreasury as
unclaimed fund after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when i was making a
research on a foreigner i will use in this great opportunity. For your assistant
I am willing to give you 20% of the total amount. Upon the receipt of your
response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application which you will
type sign and send back to our bank to enable us start this processing of this claim.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you
should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has
been finalized, this transaction will be completed within five banking days of
recieving your response, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the
deceased.

When you receive this mail. Kindly reply to my private email address below
jabumoketsi@netscape.net

Pleaseinclude your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication on my
personal email address:

Yours Sincerely,
Jabu Moketsi
Manager Credit and Foriegn Bills
Absa Bank South Africa
jabumoketsi@netscape.net
Tel: 0027 76149 6049

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