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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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Fraud email example:

From: Greg Moyo <gregmoyomail01@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:03:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Confidential Request


Dr. Greg Moyo
Johannesburg South Africa
Tel: +27 76 448 3588
Fax: +27 78 225 5155
E-mail: gregmoyomail@yahoo.com

Attn: CEO/DIRECTOR

CONFIDENCIAL PROPOSAL

I am Dr. Greg Moyo, The Chief Accountant of Nedbank (Benmore Branch). There is an account opened in this bank in 1999 and since 2001 nobody has operated on this account again.

After going through some old files. I discovered it, and if I don’t remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited. The owner of this account is Mr. Gillian Zouf [Engr.], a foreigner and a mining engineer at Kruger Gold Company, who died since 2000.

Through the investigation carried out in search of it’s next of kin, no one was found to be his relative as indicated in his file with me the company he was working with before his death has no idea about this money and it has no beneficiary.

The said amount is US$5million (Five Million United State Dollars) and I want to transfer this money into overseas bank account for safety purpose. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, if not a foreign account because its’ beneficiary origin, and Mr. Gillian Zouf [Engr.] is a foreigner.

I know it will surprise you as we don’t know ourselves before. I only got your contact from Internal Affairs Department; with believe in God that you will not let this business opportunity down. Please send to me your private telephone and fax number including your bank details overseas so that transaction will commence. It will be very important that we meet each other first to sign a legal binding agreement that will protect both interests in this transaction.

In conclusion of the transaction I will come to your county for withdraw and sharing of the money to enable us invest in some other business like Real Estate Management? I need your full co-operation as foreigner with a foreign account for the beneficiary. I will advice you if you need any more information about this transaction please do well to contact me.

This transaction is for mutual benefit and this opportunity may never come again in our life time. I need a trustworthy person in this business because I don’t want to make any mistakes that will cost me this opportunity. Bear in mind that I am a public servant I will also use my connections and influence to effect legal approvals and onward-transfer of this money into your account with appropriate clearance from the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Exchange Department.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 70% will be for me.

I am look forward to your urgent reply.

Yours Sincerely

Dr. Greg Moyo.


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