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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: RENNIES BANK LIMITED <smith_renniesbank@mailpersonal.com>
Reply-To: smith_telexdept@live.co.za
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:35:33 -0700
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT INFORMATION


DESK OF MR=2E WILLIAMS SMITH
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER
PHONE=3A 0027-73-4004441
EMAIL=3A smith=5Frenniesbank=40mailpersonal=2Ecom
or smith=5Ftelexdept=40live=2Eco=2Eza =

JOHANNESBURG
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
=

To the Attn=3A The Manager / Director
Dear Sir=2C
=

SUB=3A CONTRACT PAYMENT INFORMATION
=

I am contacting you personally through your private Email based on the co=
nfidentiality of this transaction=2E My name is Mr=2E Williams Smith=2C a=
Bank Manager and the Financial Representative to late MR=2E STANISLAV MA=
RKUSHIN from Sankt Peterburg=2C Russia who died recently in a car acciden=
t along Johannesburg Airport road here in South Africa=2E Before this mys=
terious event=2C Mr=2E Stanislav Markushin had a Contract award payment a=
uthorization from our Bank that was approved in his Company=27s name by t=
he Department of Minerals and Energy valued at US=2420=2C500=2C000=2E00 (=
TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) for the payment to his Comp=
any for upgrading the National Refinery=92s Electricity Power supply equi=
pments project as signed=2E I have with me here in the Bank=2C all the Co=
ntract Approval documents and the US=2420=2C500=2C000=2E00 PAYMENT BANK D=
RAFT which we received from the Ministry for the contract payment before =
his death=2E I will be willing to release the contract payment documents =
to you together with his Passport for your confirmation and authenticatio=
n about the legitimacy and reality of this transaction=2E Since after his=
death and this contract payment remains dormant in our Bank=2C I would n=
ot like the funds to be confiscated and transferred to the Government=27s=
Treasury if the Government auditors should discovered that the contract =
payment has not yet been transferred at the end of fiscal financial audit=
ing report on foreign contract payments from our Bank=2E
=

To this effect=2C I therefore seek your consent in private and confidence=
to register your details in our Data as the Company partner abroad and t=
hen obtain the Transfer Authorization Approvals in your name from the Hig=
h Court hence this payment is registered as foreign contract payment and =
smoothly transfer the funds to any of your overseas nominated Account wit=
hout any implications to your personality after my transferring the funds=
to you because I am the Bank Manager that endorsed the payment documents=
from the Ministry=2E I will appreciate you to send me the following deta=
ils to enable me obtain the High Court Authorization Approvals in your na=
me through the services of a Lawyer I negotiated with=2C so that he can r=
egistered your name as the Company partner to the late client in the Mini=
stry and I will then transfer the funds to any of your nominated Account =
abroad=2E I will then require the following information=27s below from yo=
u=3A-
=

* YOUR NAMES IN FULL=3A =

* RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS=3A =

* COMPANY=27S NAME AND ADDRESS=3A =

* OFFICE TEL / FAX NUMBER / MOBILE PHONE=3A

Basically=2C this transaction can only take 3 working days for my transfe=
rring the funds to you immediately I received your reply and detail infor=
mation=27s as written above=2E You should treat this transaction private =
and confidential to enable me transfer the funds and then send you copy o=
f the (T/T) Telegraphic Transmission Slip=3B which you will use and prese=
nt to your Bank as prove of the transfer to receive the funds in your Acc=
ount once I transferred the funds to you=2E Thereafter=2C I will offer yo=
u 30=25 Commission of the funds for your assistance and 60=25 for me whil=
e 10=25 should be given to the Orphanage Home=2E Immediately I received y=
our reply=2C I will then send you the contract payment documents together=
with the BANK REMITTANCE FORM which you will fill to enable me transfer =
the funds to you=2E Again=2C I am hereby assuring and Guarantee you that =
this transaction is 100=25 RISK FREE and the transfer can only take 3 wor=
king days once I registered your details as the Company partner to the la=
te client in the Ministry and then transfer the funds smooth and successf=
ully to you=2E
=

I anticipated your prompt reply through my private Email=3A smith=5Ftelex=
dept=40live=2Eco=2Eza to enable me process and transfer the funds to yo=
u upon your acceptance in this transaction=2E Call me through this phone=3A=
0027-73-4004441 thank you=2E
=

Yours Faithfully=2C
=

MR=2E WILLIAMS SMITH
(REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER)



The information contained within this transmission is proprietary and pro=
tected pursuant to Bank regulations=3B it is intended only for the use of=
the individual(s) or entity to which it is addressed=2E If you are not t=
he intended recipient=2C you are hereby notified that any distribution(s)=
=2C copying=2C disclosure=2C use of=2C or reliance on=2C the contents of =
this transmission is strictly prohibited by Rennies Bank Jhb =3Csmith=5Ft=
elexdept=40live=2Eco=2Eza=3E=2E If you have received this communication i=
n error=2C please notify the sender immediately by telephone and permanen=
tly delete the original message=2C attachments and all copies=2E Thank yo=
u

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