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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 James Jugde <jjugd2e@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jjugd1e@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:49:32 +0100
Subject: Mr.James Jugde



3/5 RIDER HAGGARDCLOSE, JO, BORTO:SOUTH AFRICA.ATTENTION: (RE:TRANSFER OF ($ 126,000.000.00 USD} ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLAR
I am contacting you in view of the fact we will be ofGreat assistance to each other,like developing acordial business relationship. I am Mr.James Jugde. the Auditor General of one of the prime bankshere South Africa, during the course of our auditing,I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1995 and since 1998 nobody hasoperated on this account again, after going throughsome old files in the records I discovered that theowner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this moneyout urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account is Mr. Allan P.Seaman, aforeigner, and an industrialist, and he died, since1996. and no other person knows about this accountor any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as wellthat Allan P. Seaman until his death was the managerDiamond Safari [pty]. S.A.We will start the first transfer with twenty sixmillion [$26,000.000] upon successful transactionwithout any disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amountto your account.The amount involved is (USD 126 M) One hundred andtwenty six million United States Dollars only. Iwant to first transfer $26,000.000 [Twenty six million United States Dollar] from this money into asafe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but Idon't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you asa foreigner because this money can not be approvedto a local person here, without valid international foreign passport, but can only beapproved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign a/c becausethe money is in US dollars and the former owner of the a/c Mr. Allan P. Seaman is a foreigner too,and the money can only be approved into a foreigna/c. However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together. I am revealing this toyou with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. Send also your privatetelephone and fax number including the full detailsof the account to be used for the deposit.I want us to meet face to face to build confidenceand to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together before transferring the money to any account of your choice where the fund will be safe.Before we fly to your country for withdrawal,sharing and investments.I need your full co-operation to make this work fine, Because themanagement is ready to approve this payment to anyforeigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you,upon your positiveresponse and once I am convinced that you are capableand will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in thisbusiness.
I need your strong assurance that you will ever,never let me down.With my influence and theposition of the bank official we can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account whichyou can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing. The bankofficial will destroy all documents of transactionimmediately we receive this money leaving no trace toany place and to build confidence you can comeimmediately to discuss with me face to face afterwhich I will make this remittance in your presenceand three of us will fly to your country at leasttwo days ahead of the money going into the account.I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to actand receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to obtain all legalapprovals for onward transfer of this money to youraccount with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given30% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 8%will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring,while 2% for charity, as a mark of God's gratitudefor the blessing.I look forward to your earliest reply,Best Regards,Mr.James Jugde


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