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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: "Dr.Alfred Radebe." <dralfredradebe23@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:46:57 +0200
Subject: BUSINNESS PROPOSAL




NO: 11 TANA AVENUE KENSINGTON
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
Attention: Sir/Madam. I am Dr.Alfred Radebe. The chief auditor of ABSA ba=
nk South Africa . I got your contact address through the South African Inf=
ormation Exchange (SAIE). After going through your personal profile, our i=
mpressive and managerial records made me to solicit for your partnership i=
n these regards. After going through some old files in our records in this=
bank, I discovered that there is an account opened in this bank since 198=
2 and since 1992; no body has operated on this account. The owner of this =
account is late Mr. Jerome N. Snag, a foreigner and a miner at the Anglo G=
old Platinum Mining Company in Mafikeng , as a geologist by profession and=
he died since 1992. Up till now, no other person knows about this account=
or anything concerning it, this account has no other beneficiary and my i=
nvestigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything=
about this account. The amount involved is $13M (THIRTEEN MILLION UNITED =
STATES DOLLARS) I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money=
cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can be approved to any forei=
gn account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the =
account Mr. Snag a was a foreigner and because of the need to involve a fo=
reign account. I need your full co-operation to make this work smoothly be=
cause the management is ready to approve this payment to whomever that has=
correct information to this account. I shall give you all the information=
concerning this very transaction later, if you are able to handle such am=
ount in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice=
for our mutual benefits because this opportunity will never come again in=
my life. I need your strong assurance and reliability with my position no=
w in the office; I can transfer this money to any reliable account, which =
you can provide with assurance that you are not going to run away with thi=
s money when eventually been transferred into your Bank account in your co=
untry pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing of the fund =
according to our percentages. I shall destroy all documents of transaction=
immediately you receive this money in your countrys Bank account, leaving=
no trace of any. You can also come to discuss with me face-to-face then t=
he remittance will be made in the presence of both of us. Then we will fly=
to your country at least two days ahead before money gets into your accou=
nt, I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money in your countr=
y in expectation to sound management and good capital returns according to=
your advice. Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the fund be=
longs to us, and all other relevant documents of this money must be change=
d to your present name as the beneficiary and this will allow us to obtain=
all approvals on from all ministries to ensure a perfect transfer. I am o=
ffering you 30% of the total fund, 65% will be for me while 5% will be set=
aside for expenses that might incur during the course of this transaction=
. You can call me on my direct mobile number for further clarifications +2=
7 78 300 67 09or write me Email: dralfredradebeq@hotmail.com [http://ca.mc=
339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose=3Fto=3Ddralfredradebeq@hotmail.com] I am countin=
g on your sense of confidentiality, as you have understood the nature of t=
his fund now. NOTE: Looking forward to your urgent response. Best Regards,=
DR ALFRED RADEBE(CHIEF AUDITOR)ABSA BANK VERIFICATION FORM: 1. FULL NAME.=
......................................................
2. AGE....................................................................=
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3 SEX................................................
4. NATIONALITY....................................................
5. TELEPHONE NUMBER.........................................
6. FAX NUMBER.........................................................


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