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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: "Mr Jan mbala" <lklklklkkhjghg@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjanmbala@excite.com
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:56:55 +0200
Subject: Urgent Important Business.

Urgent Important Business.
First National Bank
6th floor, 1 First Place
Cnr Simmonds & Pritchard
Street
Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa
PHON:87 47 63 64 83 13
FAX:87 47 63 64 83 14

RE: TRANSFER OF USD38, 000,000.00 MILLION
TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I feel quite safe dealing with you in
this important business. Though, this
medium (Internet) has been greatly abused,
I choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest medium of
communication. However, this correspondence
is private, and it should be treated in strict
confidence.

At first I will like to assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to
both parties.

In order to transfer out USD38, 000,000.00
{Thirty eight million U.S dollar Only} from
our bank here in South Africa. The fund for
transfer is of clean origin. The owner of the
fund is a foreigner, a program leader who
was believed to acquire the fund through his
secret Crude Oil deal with the Former IRAQI
government. The deceased died with all the
members of his family in an auto-accident
in June 23, 1999 without a WILL. The amount
involved is USD38, 000,000.00 I want to transfer
this money into your account as the foreign
beneficiary of the fund. I know that this
letter will come to you as a surprise as we
don\\'t know ourselves before, BUT BE SURE
THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.
I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT
LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

And I want to assure you that this business
is legitimate provided you follow my instruction
accordingly as I am taking from my insiders
here and also from minister who is the key
of the success of this business. this is a
business i gave you in a full confidence
believing that you will never let me down
either now or in future.

I am so much glad to do this business with
you because when i told my secretary to search
for me an email where i can send a message
on her proceeding to my instruction she got your
contact and also before i proceed in contacting
you i prayed and ask my God to show me a sign
if you are a reliable person and after some
days i was dreaming where i am doing merriment
in a big table that made me to contact you..
This is a thing of choice if you can made
your choice to try me i will be very
glad to welcome you.

Let me hear from you through this my privet
E-mail <jan_mbala@excite.com>

Regards,
Mr. Jan G. Mbala

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