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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: "richard zanki" <richard_zanki53@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richard_zanki5@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:01:17 +0200
Subject: establishment

NAME: RICHARD ZANKI
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT DEPT.
INVESTEC BANK SOUTH AFRICA,
(IBSA) JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Richard Zanki, the manager auditing and accounting department of
Investec Bank of South Africa.(IBSA) Johannesburg, South Africa. I wish to
seek your partnership in business because I discovered unclaimed sum of
US$8.2m (Eight Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in our
bank which belonged to one of our late foreign customer who died with his
entire family in Paris plane crash on 21st July 2002.
I discovered this while cross-checking the files of foreigners in my
department since our Federal Government has announced on the need of
settling all foreign bills to enable foreign investors to come into our
country and as an order from African Unity governed by African heads. Since
I discovered the unclaimed fund and about his death, I have been expecting
his next of kin to come over and claim his money which no one came for it.
I now decided to make this business proposal to you as to be a partner to
claim the fund since nobody is coming for it and I don’t want this money to
go into the Bank's treasury as unclaimed Bill. The request of foreigner as
next of kin in this business is because the customer was not a South African
and a South African cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. I keep this
information secret within myself and expect you to do the same to enable the
whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution. I agree that 35% of this money will be for you as foreign
partner, since you are provide an account for the claim, 5% will be set
aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60 % would be for me.
There after I will visit your country for disbursement to the percentages
indicated if agreed.
Please, you have been advised utmost confidentiality required as am still in
service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with
you. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is 100%
risk free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer and the file of the fund is
under my desk.
I look forward to receive your reply as soon as you receive this latter
Regards
Richard Zanki.

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