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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: bonganigeorge@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:06:52 +0200
Subject: Thanks for reading this email

Dear Sir,

I am Bongani George, the accounts auditor of a prime bank, here in
South Africa. I request your co-operation in the transaction of a
huge amount, of funds belonging to a late German property Magnate
and multimillionaire Andreas Schranner who was killed in a tragic
plane crash, while flying from New York to join a carribian cruise
for a "VACATION OF A LIFETIME". Unfortunately, Andreas and all
members of his family died in the crash.

Mr. Andreas Schranner a German national made a fixed deposit in
our bank, upon maturity we sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply, after a month we sent a
reminder and finally his partners wrote to inform us officially
that our customer was involved, in the ill fated crash. Our
attempts to trace his next of kin through German high commission
proved fruitless.

Please visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

During deposit, he did not declare his next of kin, in the
conservative manner of our banking policies; the account was opened
considering his high income networth.

Since the funds are in our dormant account, without any
beneficiary, I am looking forward for a foreigner like you who will
stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Schranner. I have worked out
modalities of achieving my aim by appointing you as the next of kin
to Mr. Schranner as well as transfer the money abroad for us to
share.

It may interest to know, that 2 years, we tried a similar
transaction with one Mr. Patrice Miller of United Kingdom With this
Phone No: 447732844598; Fax No:442079002586, when this money was
successfully transferred, upon our arrival to UK; Mr. Miller has
relocated from his address, his phone and fax number changed. That
was how we lost US$19.7Million.

This time, we intend to be more careful: the money involved is
(US$18,000,000.00) Eighteen Million United States Dollars. I want
us to first transfer US$8Million from this money into your safe
overseas account before the rest.

As soon as I receive your email indicating your interest I shall
give you details information and also the proof of the existence of
the money in my bank.
Expecting your prompt response.

Yours Sincerely.

Bongani George
REPLY EMAIL: dumianix@webmail.co.za


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