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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: george khasi <khasi_george@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:23:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: one heart




MR.GEORGE KHASI
AMALGAMATED TRUST BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
BRAAMFONTEIN BRANCH
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA,2198.
+27-760-559-822


I write you this mail from my office table in anticipation that you will understand and deem it private and strictly confidential for you please.In this regard do I write, humbly soliciting for your support and assistance for a very important and an urgent business transaction.A chartered accountant by profession and that of Amalgamated trust bank of south africa(ABSA).I decided to contact you hoping that you will support and work in partnership with us for our mutual benefits.
I and my manager want to redeem the sum of Ten Million Dollar(US$10,000,000.00)from ABSA bank through the name of a foreign partner or company who will stand as the beneficiary of the fund to an offshore account.This fund is being held at the JHB branch of ABSA under Unitrust Investments in the name of Mr.Donald Zambrano as the trustee of the account.The account has been declared dormant by the bank since Aug.2001.
This sum was discovered during our last general auditing of the bank's accounts and holdings.Our investigation and inquiries in the transactions of Unitrust Investments revealed that the company was registered in 1999 by Mr.Donald Zambrano is a citizen of Zimbabwe ,Mr.Zambrano was among the white farmers killed during the early invasions on white owned farms by the Zimbabwean war veterans backed by President Robert Mugabe and the ZANU PF. We will arrange for the necessary documents that will be required in the transaction and use our position and contacts to obtain approval and transfer of the funds.
However,as public servants, we need the assistance and co-operation of a foreign partner to achieve this successfully.We intends to invest this fund in a Joint Partnership Company at the conclusion of this transaction.Note: That this transaction demands Trust,Prudence,and Strict Confidentiality so that we dont loose our jobs or run into problems.
However, we have arranged for a very smooth transaction if given the assistance and cooperation . We will offer you 25% of the total fund at the end of the transaction, while the remaining 75% will be for my colleague and me.
Contact me through my private phone number +27760559822 or e-mail address above for further discussion enclosing your
telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.

Best Regards,
MR.GEORGE KHASI


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