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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 Mbonwi Simon <mbonwi_simondr@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:29:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DR MBONWI


Dear VICTIMNAME,

Thanks for your commitiment to this transaction.How are you today,hope fine.This transaction i have contacted you is real and 100% risk free and very safe in the future. I know that money is very huge amount and this is why I needed your assistance to enable me transfer the money outside the African Continent for a proper Investment and safe Establishment relationship with you. this is reality and only you and I should know about this Business.
This transaction is risk free and legal to remit money from a dead owner bank account unclaimed for long.This transaction is legal in my bank and the South Africa Reserve Bank will approve the money and the proper document will be send to you to as the sole beneficiary of the $34m,then you can withdraw the money without any problems.
The money is free from money laundery.You will take the document to your bank when withdrawing my own share.I have decided to make this up to you and if you can handle this transaction of this huge amount of $34m deposited in my bank FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA by late Daniel bean Jones for long without claims of relative. Your name will be represented here in my bank as the new beneficiary /next of kin to this subject amount to be legally approve in your name and further payment immediately in your name. Through your assistance, is the only way this money can be paid into a foreign based bank account as soon as possible?
My Bank management has been searching to get to the root of this unclaimed fund relatives but no where to be found. This fund does not have an existence of next of Kin and if i did not relocate this money Overseas through a bearer name of Foreigner, the money will be taken away by the South Africa Government into a separate Federation account. I will use my position in my bank to replace your name as the original beneficiary of the money, then my bank can release this money immediately through you.
You have to send me Truly the below information to enable this transaction approved in your name legally.
YOUR FULL REAL NAME.
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.
DATE OF BIRTH.
MARITAL STATUS.
PRIVATE DIRECT PHONE/FAX NUMBERS.

As soon as you finish reading this mail, reply me by this email ID for more update .I will be preparing to come and meet with you as soon the money is completed transfer into your bank account.

Your Friend,
Dr Mbonwi Simon
THE REGIONAL COMPUTING AUDITOR
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA



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