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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:42:56 -0500
Subject: Please reply through petermoore036@gmail.com


2010 WORLDCUP PROJECT SOUTH AFRICA
27 Mineral Centre Pretoria
South Africa




FROM: THE DESK OF ENGR, PETER MOORE
2010 WORLDCUP CONTRACT IMPLEMETATION PROJECT DIRECTOR,
ATTN PLEASE

Sir,

It is my great pleasure to write you this High profile business letter on behalf of my two colleagues. I got your information from chamber of commerce in

your country directory while searching for a reliable partner to assist in this proposal. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in

execution of a deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties, and hope you will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business as well with my

reputation in the government sector. Within the Department of Works and House and Resources where I work as the Director of Project Implementation, with co-

operation of two other top officials who will not want to be mentioned until the end of this operation. we have in our possession, an overdue payment in US

funds. The said funds represent certain percentage of the contract value executed on behalf of my Ministry by a foreign contracting firm, which we the

officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$US$55.5M. ( Fifty –Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). Though the actual contract cost has

been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance unclaimed.

The Government of the Republic of South Africa believe that private investment in general, and foreign direct investment in particular, are the real engines

for sustainable economic development, for which reason it has continued to encouraged investment in the key growth-oriented sector of 2010 worldcup, with

sincere determination to pay foreign contractors all debts owed to them, so as to continue to enjoy close relationship, and mutually beneficial co-operation

with foreign governments and non-governmental financial agencies. As a result we included our bills for approvals with the co-operation of some officials at

the Department of Finance and the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RBSA). We are seeking your assistance to be the beneficiary of the unclaimed funds, since we

are not allowed to operate foreign account. The changing of beneficiary's information/ details and other forms of documentation upon application for claim

to reflect the contract money and its approvals will be secured on behalf of your company or your self.

I have the authority of my colleagues involved to propose that, should you be willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be 20%

while my colleagues and I shall receive 70%, and the balance of 10% shall be used to reimburse all expenditures,
taxes and miscellaneous expenses so incurred. It does not matter whether or not your company does contract projects of the nature described here. The

assumption is that your company won the major contract and subcontracted it to other companies. More often than not, big trading companies and firms of

unrelated fields win major contracts, and subcontract to more specialized firms for execution. This business itself is 100% safe, provided you treat it with

utmost confidentiality. Also your specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this mutual beneficiary transaction.

Please kindly notify me for further details if you are interested or not in this proposal by Email: petermoore036@gmail.com

Regards,
Engr. Peter Moore





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