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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: "john bhengu" <johnbhengu16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnbhengu1952@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:38:22 +0200
Subject: Urgent Assit/Money Transfer 31/01/007

FROM THE DESK OF:MR. JOHN BHENGU
MANAGER BILLS/EXCHANGE.
ABSA BANK, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
REPLY TO: johnbhengu1952@yahoo.com

( CONFIDENTIAL MATTER )

Dear Joop,

I am MR. JOHN BHENGU, the Manager of Bills/Exchange at the Foreign
Remittance Department of one of the leading banks in South Africa
(A.B.S.A).. I got your contact address from your country’s Trade Journal.
Your impressive and managerial records made me to solicit for your
partnership in these regards.

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June
6, 1997, a British Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the NATIONAL
PETROLUEM CO-OPORATION DR.GREIG SMITH Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit)
for 36 calendar months, valued at US$21,320,000.00 (Twenty One Million
Three hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity
in 2000, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the National petroleum corporation that DR.GREIG SMITH
died of auto crash during one of his trips to his country Britain, On
further investigation. I found out that he died without making a WILL, and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that,DR.GREIG SMITH. Did not declare
any next of kin or relation in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$21,320,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 2002 in
my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones. According
to the banking law at the expiration of 10(TEN) years, the money will revert
to the ownership of the federal Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund and the eight years is the end of JUNARY 2007.

Consequently, my proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner
to stand in as the owner of the money as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the bank will transfer the money to your designated account. All
documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out. I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of
the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I are assuring you that the business
is 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest be for me and
for investment purpose as I will leave my country by the end of the year.
T
he sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement between {both
of us} that is, me and you. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of
receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I
will furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to
suit both parties without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by
you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you.

In the light of above, the following will be required to achieve this goal
to avoid mistake.
1.Full Names..............................
2.Residential Address.....................
3.Phone Number............................
4.Fax Number..............................
5.Occupation..............................
6.Sex.....................................
7.Age.....................................
8.Nationality.............................
9.PresentCountry..........................

Your positive response is a key to the successful completion of this
transfer.

Yours truly,
Mr.JOHN BHENGU.

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