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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: desmond mututu <desmututu18@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:41:49 +0200
Subject: AWAITS YOUR INTEREST



FROM: DR DESMOND MUTUTU:South Africa Civil Aviation AuthorityPrivate bag X 73,Halfway house 1685,TEL: +27 735 048 384Alternative email: desmondmututu@yahoo.com


PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF TWENTY EIGHT MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$28.5M) INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT

I need your reliability and trustworthiness in this transaction; I am the financial controller of South Africa Civil Aviation Authority, and Secretary to the Contract Award Committee of my department. I have concluded arrangements with a bank director, to transfer out of this Country this US$28.5 million dollar for investment purposes. This Fund is from an over inflated invoice, arising from a contract awarded to one of our Aviation Authority contractors.
The contract has already been executed and the original contractor has been fully paid. So I have decided to transfer out of this Country 28.5m, which is the balance of the contract fund. Because of my position in the office and for the fact that I am a South Africa, it will not be possible for me to transfer such huge amount of money on my name, because, there will be a lot of question from the authority on the origin of this fund. Consequent to this reason, I require the assistance of a Foreigner, who will present himself as the contractor and beneficiary of this amount: US$28,500,000.00 (Twenty Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars), which will be transferred into your nominated overseas account.
I have deposited this Money with a reliable Security Company as a family valuable what twenty eight million five hundred thousand dollar for safekeeping. Moreover, this money is already covered with South Africa Civil Aviation Authority contract and completion numbers, which of course makes it easier for us to affect this transfer on your name without any questions being asked. So, this is why I need a foreigner, who will stand and act as one of our Civil Aviation Contractor to claim this fund.
As the Financial Controller, I will assist you to procure the contract completion certificate that will back up your claim as our contractor. I will also monitor the immediate remittance of the above amount. You would however, be required to furnish me with these necessary information’s to enable me install your information’s into our computer data base system as one of our contractors.
1.Your direct phone and fax numbers for easy communication2. Your home and office address,3. Photocopies of your Identification, i.e. your Drivers license, your international passport or your national ID.
The information’s will enable me procure the contract certificate for the claim of this fund. This process will last for ten working days only. For your kind assistance I have decided to offer you 30% of the total amount, for providing to me your banking details where you would like this fund to be transferred and for your kind assistance, 5% has been map out for any expenses that we might incur during the process of this transfer. While the remaining 65% will be for my investment purposes, which I would seek your guidance to introduce to me a profitable business in your Country, because I have never been into any commercial business all my live. The banker has assured me that this transaction would be 100% risk free.
Thanking you in anticipation of your most urgent and positive response.
Yours faithfully,

DR.DESMOND MUTUTU

NB PLEASE RESPOND TO ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADD( desmondmututu@yahoo.com)





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