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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: Paul Guma <paulguma111@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:12:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FUND TRANSFER


FROM THE DESK OF AUDITOR GENERAL
ABSA BANK,JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA

ATTENTION OF CEO/DIRECTOR/MANAGER

BUSINESS OFFER:FUND TRANSFER

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other before, but for purpose of introduction, I am DR PAUL GUMA , of the above mentioned Bank in South Africa.I am a citizen of South Africa by birth,a chartered accountant by training and the auditor general of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(ABSA) by profession.

There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990, nobody has operated on this account since 1990. After going through some old files in the records during the last years auditing of our bank, Regarding the ethics of our profession,I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently,it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Elvis B.Bryan, a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by profession and he died since 1990 in a mine here in South Africa without relatives or next of kin to stand as a claim/beneficiary to this man's account/fund.

No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (USD$ 15.000,000) FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars(foreign currency) and the former owner of the account is a foreigner(A CANADIAN)

Mr. Elvis B.Bryan is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do not know ourselves before.In order to protect our personal interests as well as for the security of all and this fund,we will sign A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT AND TRUST, before the commissioner of oaths Johannesburg High Court . Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number including your full details should you find this offer interesting.

I want us to meet face to face to sign a binding agreement to bind us together as partners.After our meeting then the money will be transfered into the account particulars you will provide in your country or outside South Afric which I presume is safe.Hence this money is transfered,I will fly to your country or any other country which is the fund is transferred for withdrawal, sharing and other investments.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you later.

If you are able and willing to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit,then contact me immediately because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this business because I do not want to make mistakes. I need your strong assurance and trust.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents related to this transaction , immediately we receive this money,thereby leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you,that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account.

I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, and while 10% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring this fund.

I look forward to your earliest reply through my email.

Yours truly,

DR PAUL GUMA





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