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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: jacobmakani@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:03:04 +0200
Subject: REF: www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Mr.Jacob Makani
NEDBANK, South Africa
Tel 0027 78 259 5150

My name is Jacob Makani Auditor og NEDBANK 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 National Treasury as
unclaimed fund after this period.
In view of this I got your contact after due enquiries when i was making a
research on a foreigner i will use in this great opportunity. For your assistance
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 the Payment Verification Committee to enable us start this processing of this claim in your name.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is free of risk 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 ten banking days of
recieving your response, after you apply as a relation to the
deceased.
When you receive this mail. Kindly reply to my private email address below
jacobmakani@fastmail1.net or you can call my private number +27 78 259 5150.
Please include your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication on my
personal email address:
Yours Sincerely,
Jacob Makani
NEDBANK South Africa
jacobmakani@netscape.net
Tel: 0027 78 259 5150

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