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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: "denis south" <denouth2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:55:38 +0200
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT NEEDED.

FROM THE DESK OF DENIS SOUTH
NO: 102 DENIS AVENUE JOHANNEBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE:+27-733-995-948

Dear Lynne,

I am MR. DENIS SOUTH the Son of LATE CHIEF RICHARD SOUTH from Nimba County
in central LIBERIA. My sources of your contact gave me the courage and
confidence to write you and to commence on this project with you, on the
assumption that you will not disappoint me.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to
transfer our fund, the sum of Three million five hundred thousand dollars
($3,500,000.00) now in the custody of a security vault in South Africa,
(SOURCE OF THE MONEY) My late father, chief Richard South, from Nimba
country district in the central province of liberia, was the general Manager
of LIBERIA mining co-operation (.L.M.C.) According to my father. This money
was the income accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor
sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of CHARLES TARLOY
ace in my country, My father had already made arrangement for his family, my
mother, my little Sister and myself to be evacuated to SOUTH AFRICA with
our personal effects.

My father deposited the fund for the safe keeping pending when the war will
stop for him to join us in SOTH AFRICA. During this war in my country there
was a lot of indiscriminate looting of public and Government properties by
the rebel forces, as such the LIBERIA mining co-operation was one of the
targets that was looted and destroyed. My father including other top
Government functionaries were attacked and killed by the rebels because of
their positions in the Government of CHARLES TARLOY. As a result of my
fathers death, his untimely death caused my mothers heart failure and other
related complications of illness which leads to her death in the hospital in
SOUTH AFRICA.

After we must have spent a lot of money on her. Now my 17-year-old sister
and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any care or
help. Without any relation, we are now living like orphans here in SOUTH
AFRICA since after the death & burial of our mother. Our only hope now is
this money our father deposited in the SECURITY COMPANY, To this effect I
humbly solicitate your assistance in the followings ways:- (1)To assist me
claim this fund from the SECURITY COMPANY as my father's partner/business
coleague-beneficiary. (2)To transfer this money to an account in your
country in your name. (3) To make a good arrangement for a joint business
investment on our behalf in your country.Therefore for the sake of God and
humanity I plead you to give an immediate & positive consideration and reply
to my mail. I will willingly agree to any suitable percentage of the money
you will propose as your compensation for your assistance with regards to
the above. Please in view of our status as we are still conscious of our
father’s enemies. I would like you to give this a highly confidential
approach. If it touches your heart to help us kindly get back to me through
the above email address.

Thanks in anticipation for your kind understanding and consideration.

Best regards

MR.DENIS SOUTH.

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