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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: "maurice lumka" <ma_lum2006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: maurice_lumka@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:20:30 +0000
Subject: Transfer of found/reply

Mr.Maurice Lumka
No 55 Simmons Avenue
Midrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tele;27 83674 9181
Attn: sir/madam,

It is my pleasure to inform you of a transaction involving the transfer of
12 million United State Dollars to a foreign account for our mutual
benefits. I am an accountant with the South African Anglo Gold Ashanti
Cooperation in Johannesburg South Africa. And this money was originally from
an over-invoice contract executed for the cooperation some time ago. The
total sum of the contract has been paid to the original contractor on
completion of the job.

We are highly profile officials therefore, we cannot claim this money, we
are looking for a competent person or company abroad whose particulars will
tendered by us in South Africa as one of the contractors that executed this
project for the collection of this money. And this money has been lying in
the natural account of the paying bank without claim.

It is on this note that we considered it proper to right you asking for your
consent permission and support to transfer this money into your account. You
should not entertain any fear because this transaction is 100% risk free on
both sides, and we have concluded arrangements to safeguard you in this
transaction but at the same time, we will not like you to advertise this
transaction for our own safety here in South Africa.
It requires a high level of secrecy and confidence. The sharing modalities;
5% of the total sum will be used to settle for any expenses during the
course of this operation, 25% of the total sum will be given to you account,
while 70% for us.
Thanks for your cooperation
Mr. Maurice Lumka.

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