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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: ROBERT LOUIS <robertlouis24@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ROBERT LOUIS, (SOUTH AFRICA) PLS REPLY, IT BACK ..RESENDING OF MESSAGE


Dear VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME,

I am very sorry for not contacting you in time, it was due to my travell to Zimbabwe for board of directors meeting we held there, and it last for one week, i am very sorry for not repling you in time,

Considering your positive responses and in my anticipation of a strong and solid cooperation from your side in this business, infact I am very much interested to know whether you will be capable to do this business with me in full confidence trusting that you will never let me down in future, ok.

(1) if you are really serious and have the facilities for effective communications,ability to set up a new A/C under short notice ,even an empty A/C without any money in it provided that the A/C can receive money is still ok.

(2) you must have a valid international passport or travelling documents. Another thing is that, you will be required to come to South Africa or go to the foreign payment office attached to the Embassy in Canada, London or Holland, {after the processing of all Foreign Payment documents, and when the money is ready to be paid into your A/C} to sign the Foreign Payment vouchers preceding telegraphic TT to you’re A/C or you can appoint a Lawyer here to represent and sign on your behalf under special arrangement. At the Foreign Payment Office, you will be required to fill the payment Order chart specifying schedule of payments to beneficiaries A/C.

You can contact me with my private nos. to acquaint you with the proccedures of the foreign paynment. This business will be completed within Seven days from the date we submitt an application to the bank and subsequent approvals from the Foreign Exchange control division.

You should not tell your bank that money is coming until I finish processing of all documents to show your bank that this money is clean money from genuine source. To avoid your bank asking you early questions that you may not be able to answer so you should not alert.

However it is my intention to be with you at least 2-3days ahead of the money going into your A/C then we will sign the binding agreement, after your bank must have been satisfied with the original documents which I will bring along with me to your country to show your bank or it's correspondence bank that the money is legal.

You should know that this opportunity can hardly come my way again in life so I have planned everything very well with an insider in the bank so be rest assured that everything will work out fine fine.I told My secretary only got your contact from the internet and I am sure she doesn’t know you before being that I told her to get me a foreigners contact address because the original operator of the A/C is a foreigner and this money can only be approved into a foreign beneficiaries A/C only. and she picked yours out of millions on the Internet...Infact, it's God's wish.

Frankly speaking from the bottom of my heart, my fear now is the security of this money in your custody once transferred into your A/C because I don't know you before nor your capability and facilities to handle this large amount. What is your age and profession? I really want to know more of you and I will want you to keep it very confidential at all times and also to be maintaining constant communications with me knowing that this business should take precedence over any other business for the mean time.

Now I need the information of the account that you want us to use, i.e., the name and address of the bank, account and routing number, and the name of the account holder. and your private tele nos. as a need may arise either to call you in the day or night as occasion warrants

Finally you have to be following instructions which I will be getting from the “OUR’ insider’ in the bank who is the main Key to the success of this business.


It's urgent you call so that I can brief you regarding the foreign payment procedures, because you will be required to come and sign the final fund release order either here in South Africa, or at any of the Foreign Payment Offices attached to the Embassy Abroad Now, I need the A/C information as below: I will try to call you for us to discuss more about Foreign Payment Procedures.

Bank Name....
Address of the Bank...
A/C No.....
A/C Name.....

Finally, you have to be following instructions which I will be getting from our insider in the bank who is the main Key to the success of this Business.Pls respond without much questions until we see face to face. I look forward to your earliest reply.

Sincerely,

Robert Louis



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