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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: "info@severvebank.co.za" <ht_gape_sarb@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:31:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION NEEDED


ATTENTION

WE THE RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA HAS RECEIVED YOUR CHEQUE OF US$2,950.000.00 (TWO MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FROM SOLID ROCK / FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY ORGANIZATION HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

SO, YOU ARE ADVISE TO SEND YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION URGENT TO ENABLE US COMMENCE YOUR TRANSFER OF US$2,950.000.00 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

BENEFICIARY NAME:
BANK NAME:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
SWIFT CODE:
BRANCH CODE:
BANK ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:
BANK ADDRESS:
YOUR COUNTRY:

SEND THEM URGENT

THANKS AND WAITING,

MR. GAPE


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