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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: David Green <davidgreenk@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:42:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: response to your email. need your urgent reply.


Amarjit Singh

Thank you for your prompt response to my email, sorry I am respondng from my private email. I sincerely appreciate your positive response and I will want to use this opportunity to assure you that this transaction is very legitimate and all the procedure will be legitimately complied with.

I am a banker with so many years experience, I am also married with Children and will not participate in any business that is not legitimate.

My demand is a mutual business cooperation with the primary objective of transfering the funds to a secured account that will be nominated by you, and eventual disbursement for investment purposes in profitable adventures.

In view of the above, I will want to state here that I am committed to seeing this transaction through and I have the full hope that you will have the same spirit in order to move this transaction forward.

Sequel to the above, I have studied the financial policies of my country, it appears that the international monetary transfer of my country is so strict that it will be very difficult to transfer money of this magnitude out of my country.

In order to avoid all the strict measure placed on international transfer of this magnitude, I have contacted a banker who works in a bank in Johannesburg, Republic of South , who will provide all the necessary machinery and assistance in transferring this money to any part of the world through his bank in Johannesburg.

The name of the bank is ABSA BANK PLC. You can assess their website at www.absa.co.za.

Infact, presently I am in Johannesburg where I am having personal discussions with the banker and we have almost reached a conclusive stage.

I will therefore like to know if you will be able to come to Johannesburg and meet the banker personally, it will also afford us the opportunity to see ourselves .

I hope to receive your immediate response to enable me know the next line of action, so that we can expedite action on this transaction.

please forward me your phone and fax number so that I can contact you via phone.

You can reach me on this number +27 73 63 55177. in Johannesburg.

Regards,

David.



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