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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: "P.WHood" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lindasiver@gala.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:54:01 +0200
Subject: Onbehalf onb Mrs Linda Siverstsen

>From Peter Wharton-Hood
Chief Executive
Standard Bank South Africa
Tele/fax: 00-27-86-536-9080


Attn: Sir/Madam,


My Name is Mr. Peter Wharton-Hood, newly appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the Standard Bank Group & Co-Group Chief Operating Officer of Standard Bank South Africa. I happen to be also Chairman of Personal and Business Banking (PBB) business across the world and responsible for coordinating Global Wealth and Private Banking businesses. I am a member of the Liberty Holdings Board and Chairman of Standard Bank Offshore Group, ultimately accountable for coordinating the activities of the group's banking entities in the rest of Africa and aligning CIB, PBB and Wealth operations on the continent. I retain responsibility for Group IT and also responsible for the efficient operation of the group's various support functions. I am also a board member of Standard Bank of Argentina.

I was privileged to be the Personal and Business banking manager to Murdered Mr. Peter Sivertsen who was a mechanized farmer, a large estate owner and also one of the major suppliers of mining accessories with Buchwa Iron Mining Company, which is a subsidiary of Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO). He held an investment account with Stanbic Bank (www.stanbicbank.co.zw), (subsidiary of Standard Bank group www.standardbank.co.za) Address; Stanbic Centre, 59 Samora Machel Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe, Postal address P O Box 300, Harare. S.W.I.F.T: SBICZWHX. Acc#: 6241822761. The body of Peter Sivertsen originally of Scandinavian decent, in his 70s, was found mutilated in a hole in the ground by a neighbor in the central town of Kwekwe, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of the capital in Zimbabwe. Late Mr. Peter Sivertsen made various supplies to Buchwa Iron Mining Company that culminated to 41, million dollars. http://www.jameswickstrom.com/news_links/farmer_brutally_kille!
d_in_zimbab.htm &
http://www.africanewssearch.com/index.php?archive=1&month=1&day=22&year=2004 .

Mrs. Linda Siverstsen wife, next of kin to late Peter Siverstsen is seeking business assistance outside Zimbabwe and South Africa regarding said fund hence we are contacting you for this reason. Most account holders with Stanbic Bank are withdrawing their funds with the institution and recently his wife who happens to be the beneficiary of the total sum 41Million Dollars which was a payment for all the supplies made by Late Mr. Peter Sivertsen to Buchwa Iron Mining Company has contacted me to facilitate release and payment of the contract funds (41million dollars) which was held in a secured business account with Stanbic bank in Zimbabwe S.W.I.F.T. _ SBICZWHX, Acc. # 6241822761. Due to my personal & banking relationship with the late businessman, I have made all relevant arrangements and concluded payment from the head office of the bank, which is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa; but the poor widow does not wish to keep her funds within the these two countries (Zimbab!
we ad South Africa) for possible i
I want you to personally contact Mrs. Linda Siverstsen directly at the email address: lindasiver@gala.net and confirm your readiness and ability to assist in the transfer of the said fund so that we shall prepare and agree to transfer to your nominated bank account immediately.

Note: We would like you to be of help to this family and it is important that you adhere to this instruction. Do not contact me at my official email address rather contact only Mrs. Linda Siverstsen strictly at: lindasiver@gala.net (It would be advisable to use copy and paste command to lift the email to avoid errors in the email address).

Cordially,

Mr. Peter Wharton-Hood
Deputy Chief Executive
Standard Bank SA




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