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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "jim_mark" <mac_don123@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:16:21 -1200
Subject: From James Mark

3/5 RIDER HAGGARD
CLOSE, JO, BORTO:
SOUTH AFRICA.
ATTENTION:
(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 126,000.000.00 USD}
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLAR
Dear
I am Mr.James Mark. the Auditor General of one of the prime
banks here in South Africa, during the course of our
auditing,I discovered a floatingfund in an account opened in
the bank in 1995 and since 1998 nobody has operated on this
account again, after going through some old files in the
records I discovered that the owner of the account died
without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if I do not
remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. Allan P.Seaman, a
foreigner, and an industrialist, and he died, since 1996.
and 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 Allan P.Seaman until
his death was the manager Diamond Safari [pty]. S.A.
We will start the first transfer with twenty six million
[$26,000.000] upon successful transaction without any
disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment
of the remaining rest amount to your account.
The amount involved is (USD 126 M) One hundred and twenty
six million United States Dollars only. I want to first
transfer $26,000.000 [Twenty six million United States
Dollar] from this money into a safe foreigners account
abroad before the rest, but I don't know any foreigner,
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money
can not be approved to a local person here, without valid
international foreign passport, but can only be approved to
any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers
license and foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars
and the former owner of the a/c Mr. Allan P. Seaman is a
foreigner too,and the money can only be approved into a
foreign a/c. However, we will sign a binding agreement, to
bind us together.
I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will
never let me down in this business. 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 to build confidence and to
sign a binding agreement that will bind us together before
transferring the money to any account of your choice where
the fund will be safe. Before we fly to your country for
withdrawal, sharing and investments.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,upon your positive response and once I am convinced that
you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key
bank official who is deeply involved with me in this
business.

I need your strong assurance that you will never,never let
me down.With my influence and the position of the bank
official we can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account which you can provide with assurance that
this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in
your country for sharing.
The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any
place and to build confidence you can come immediately to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this
remittance in your presence and three 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 obtain
all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of
the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 8% will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process
of transferring, while 2% for charity, as a mark of God's
gratitude for the blessing.
I look forward to your earliest reply,
Best Regards,
James Mark



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