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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: "thamsisulu@terra.es" <thamsisulu@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:38:08 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FYA/From Thambo Sisulu


FYA/From Thambo Sisulu
Address: Johannesburg-South Africa.
Email: thamsisulu@terra.es

Dear Friend,

In our search for a trustworthy individual to work with us on a veryimportant and confidential project, we came across your esteemed profile through our

Chambers of Commerce and Industries.

My name is Mr. Thambo Sisulu, a principal executive officer in the audit department of the Peoples Bank (PBSA) here in South Africa. During the early

preliminary in-house auditing of accounts, I discovered an account opened by one of our late clients in 1995 and since 2000 has remained dormant which

means that nobody has been operating it up till date. The total amount in this account is $15,500,000.00 Million less accrued interest.Working together

with the audit manager,we decided to investigate this account for more information. We discovered that the owner of this account, a foreigner has died

inter-state leaving no heirs or next of kin who could make a claim.

Presently, we are the only two people in our organization with access to this information and we have decided to keep it that way and claim the money

using a you as a (third party) to take the place of the deceased (next of kin). We will supply the necessary information on the deceased and ensure that

the claim application is giving immediate approval. Documents like the death certificate will be arranged and forwarded to you for onward submission to

the bank.

The project is risk-free as we will use contacts that hold strategic positions in the bank to effect a successful completion of the project and also ensure that

all traces of our mutual involvement are completely wiped off. These presents no problem as all documented evidence will be directly under their

supervision.

We have earmarked a commission of 25% of the total amount for you. A further 5% will be set aside to cover expenses on both sides, which will include

expenses incurred in processing this claim. The remaining 70% you will help us invest in a profitable stocks and shares in your country. We would like to

get your decision to this proposal as soon as possible. On receipt of your decision, we will fax or email you explicit details of the already completed

groundwork on this project.

You can contact me at all times on the above email for further explanation.

Best Regards,
Thambo Sisulu.





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