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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: "paul vandermerwe" <fnbfundconfirmation@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:27:49 +0000
Subject: FNB FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION

ATTN: G. PREETHI
TELL: +00-91-9985001401 / 00-91-040-27500925
E-MAIL: preethigadre@yahoo.co.in

FROM: DR PAUL VANDERMERWE
TEL: +27-78-268-0509 / 27-73 507 93 84
BANK FAX: 08-650-45977 / 0027-11-507-6499.

Director international Transfer Forex Dept / First National Bank of South
Africa section 11 Benoni Johannesburg.

This is to confirm that the sum of £650,000.00 on Escrow account number:
202-15689-1 with FNB bank under National Lottery Board has been approved for
final transfer to your nominated account in Hyderabad-India which is your
winning prize.

The above-mentioned bank has declared the immediate transfer of the mention
amount to your nominated account below.

BANK NAME: CITIBANK N.A.

BANK ADDERSS: CITIBANK N. A., GROUND FLOOR, SHOP #1, NORTH, WING, 6-3-879 &
879B, PULLA REDDY BUILDING, GREENLANDS ROAD, BEGUMPET, HYDERABAD ANDHRA
PRADESH, INDIA, PIN/ZIP 500016

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5972455557

BANK BRANCH: BEGUMPET BRANCH.

ACCOUNT BENEFICIARY: G. PREETHI

CITY & COUNTRY: HYDERABAD-INDIA..

All the transfer documents such as (1) Affidavit Certificate (2) Transfer
order from FNB Bank (3)Your personal details, address has been submitted to
FNB BANK and South African Reserve Bank today in your name for final
transfer of this fund to your account in Hyderabad-India and the Reserve
Bank SARB requested for (WINNING DELARATION CERTIFICATE) of this fund in
your name which will be obtain from South African High Court in Johannesburg
with sum of US$1,200 ( One Thousand Two Hundred United States Dollars only
).

You are the beneficiary of this fund £650,000.00 which you stand to provide
the requested certificate with the sum of US$1,200 due to your winning prize
has been covered under insurance bond. Due to this insurance coverage we
cannot remove or deduct any fee from the total sum before the final transfer
to your account in Hyderabad-India according to South African Monetary acts
of 1976 on international transaction.

Your fund was properly insured in your name according to SARB monetary
policy and due to this insurance coverage your winning prize £650,000.00
must be transferred into your nominated account in Hyderabad-India in unity
not in parts or pieces.

Note that all your details has been submitted to SARB bank in Pretoria and
they cannot endorse this fund transfer order to your account in
Hyderabad-India without the WINNING DECLARATION CERTIFICATE been presented
to their head office in Pretoria.

It is mandatory that you will pay this certificate fee US$1,200 due to you
are not a South African citizen so that the needed certificate will be
obtain from the Court here before your winning prize £650,000.00 will be
transferred into your nominated account in Hyderabad-India without delay.

Due to the insurance coverage of your winning prize £650,000.00 we cannot
deduct or remove any fee from the total fund before the transfer to your
account in Hyderabad-India this is the clear reason for you to pay the
certificate fee US$1,200 to us in order to execute the transfer of this fund
into your account there.

You are given only 5 banks working days to present the needed certificate to
SARB head office in Pretoria before your winning prize transfer order will
be endorse for immediate transfer into your bank account bank in
Hyderabad-India.

Bear in mind that your winning prize £650,000.00 must be confirm into your
account in Hyderabad-India within 7 banks working days hence the needed
certificate is obtained with US$1,200 from Johannesburg high Court under
your name and present to SARB office in Pretoria.

Respond to this message as soon as possible so that we shall direct you with
the information to send the certificate fee to us in order to obtain the
Winning Certificate in your name and execute the transfer to your account
there without delay.

Note that we shall send you all the transfer documents and certificates by
fax or attachment once we receive the certificate fee from you so that you
will present the transfer documents to your bank in Hyderabad-India to avoid
any justification from your bank or Govt over this fund once it is confirm
into your account there, All these documents and certificate will be send to
you once we receive the certificate fee US$1,200 from you and obtain it.

You are free to contact us by phone, fax and mail for more clarifications.
We are happy to serve you at all times. Confirm to us once you receive this
message.

Yours Faithfully
Dr Paul Vandermerwe
(Director International Transfer/Forex Dept/FNB)

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