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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: "japhet molefi" <jeff.molefi4@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:20:22 +0200
Subject: TRANSFER OF RIGHTS!!!

I am JEFF MOLEFI, an Auditor IN A COMMERCIAL BANK, during the course of our
QUARTELY auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the
bank in 1990 and since 2002 nobody has operated on this account again.
After going through some old files in the records I discovered that the
owner/owners ABOUNDONED the account DUE to his/thier inability to explain
how such huge amount was transferred/deposited into the account.

I seek to transfer this money out urgently to a foreign account before it
will be forfeited to the government. my investigation proved that the
account was operated by some gun runners friends of the obnoxious apartheid
regime claiming to be government agents and the name was factitious.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be
approved unless the claim is made by a contractor who has documented
evidence of having executed a contract for the government or her agencies
whose outstanding is being settled because Government just passed a
presidential law that every contractor be settled.
.

I will use my position and influence to obtain legal approvals and once the
fund hit your nominated account facilities I will apply for annual leave to
get visa immediately to join you for investment in your country under your
guidiance.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total
amount, 5% processing of the transfer costs, while the remaining 65% will be
mine.

Please if you are interested in this transaction, contact me with your
telephone, fax numbers and detailed address and I will avail you the modus
oprandi.

I look forward to your earliest reply.

kind regards.

MR.JEFF MOLEFI.

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