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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: lilian mongo <lilianmongo40@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:31:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mrs. Lilian Mongo ( Very urgent )


Dear Madras,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email message,and I am really grateful on the interest you indicated to assist me transfer these
funds for investment overseas. I am sorry for the little delay in replying your mail, it is due to the fact that I have been arranging the procedures and
documents required for the successful remittance of the fund.

I have been fortunate to secure the assurance of a top director in the South African Reserve Bank, who is in charge of the International Remittance, and he has accepted to assist us obtain the necessary approvals and transfer papers to effect the transfer. The first thing required right now, to commence the preparation of documents and procedure is your bank details and company details. This will enable the director apply for the Authorisation to transfer the fund from the Ministry of Finance here.

As soon as I receive this information from you, I will furnish you with the director’s direct contact to give you more details on the requirement to conclude the transfer into your overseas account.

Please, when replying this mail, do give me your private telephone and fax numbers, to facilitate our communication and also ensure confidentiality. It
will also make it easy for me or the director to send you copies of the documents as they become available.

Lastly, I wish to assure you that this transaction will not cause you any trouble at all, as we have finalized every plan for a smooth and successful transfer of the fund overseas.

I wish you all the best and expect to receive your positive response soonest.

Best regards,

Mrs. Lilian Mongo.




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