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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: "Mr. Jacob Mbatha" <mbajfnb14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jmbatha@classicmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:22:09 +0000
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Good day,

My name is Mr. Jacob Mbatha, Bill/exchange Auditor Manager, First National
Bank (FNB) Pretoria, South Africa. This is an urgent and very confidential
business proposition. I am seeking your assistance to enable me transfer and
invest the sum of US$4.5Million in Landed Properties there in your country.
The source of these funds is as follows:

On Feb 4th, 2001, a foreign consultant/contractor with the KRUGER MINING
(SA) INC a South African Government Owned Mining Company, Mr. Steve
Clarkson, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$4,500,000.00, (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars)
in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the KRUGER MINING (SA) INC. that Mr. Steve
Clarkson died from an automobile accident.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and
all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Steve Clarkson did not declare
any next of kin or relations in his entire official documents, including his
Bank Deposit documents in my Bank. This sum of US$4,500,000.00 has carefully
been fixed in my bank for safekeeping.

No one will ever come forward to make claims. According to the South African
Law, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that, I need you to stand in as the owner of
the money, which was fixed deposited in my bank. I am writing you because I
as a public servant, I cannot operate a foreign account, and more so, my
choice of investment, is one of the reasons why I would want you to assist
me, as I will need your assistance to invest these fund in the Real Estate
business, to which any profit returns will be shared under an agreed
percentage between the both of us, outside the normal percentage to be
agreed on for your assistance.

I want to present you as the legal Beneficiary to the funds; in this case
you will be able to make claims to the total amount of money legitimately.
This is simple. If you are willing to assist me in the realization of this
business, I will require that you forward immediately to me the following
information’s:

1. Your full names
2. Your Address
3. Your telephone and fax numbers
4. Your age and occupation

The above-mentioned information’s will enable me put in place all the
necessary modalities and documents in your favor, which will put you in
place as the beneficiary to the funds.

The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and
20% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done in accordance
to the law of the land and this guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately and upon your response, I
shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help
you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in Real Estate within your country. This
is the major reason why I have contacted you. Due to the nature and
confidentiality in this Transaction, it should be accorded all the necessary
confidentiality required, as my job will be at stake in the event of any
eventuality.

I will pause for now, as I await your urgent response

Regards.

Mr. Jacob Mbatha

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