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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: "DR.DAVID KGOBUDI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidkgobudi1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:20:18 -0700
Subject: Business Venture

FROM THE DESK OF
DR. DAVID KGOBUDI
FNB BANK PLC
TEL: +27-7119-7052


ATTENTION


It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which i will need your assistance. First and foremost, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described here under for the benefit of both parties.

I am Dr. David Kgobudi, audit department of FNB bank Plc South Africa. On October 6th 2005, an American consultant/contractor with South African Solid Mineral Corporation. Mr. Smith Lawrence made a fixed Deposit for Twelve calendar month valued at US$20,000,000,00(twenty million dollars only) in
my branch. Upon maturity I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but no reply, after a month we sent a reminder and no response. Finally, we discovered from his contract employers the South African Solid Mineral Corporation that Mr. Smith Lawrence died in a fatal motor accident along
Pretoria - Johannesburg expressway and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

We made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Smith Lawrence did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of US$20, 000, 000.OO is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the
end of each year.

According to the South African foreign and defenses affairs, at the expiration of 5(five) years such funds is not claimed back either by the owner or next of kin, it will be automatically revert to the ownership of South frican Government for financing military operations such as arms purchasing and ammunitions for the military. In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Smith Lawrence so that the fruit of this old man's labor will not be use for financing weapons which will further enhance the causes of war in the world in general.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for expenses incurred in the course of the transaction.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by my attorney and with my position as the audit officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested please reply immediately. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will help
you understand the transaction. You should observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Thanks and regards

Dr. David Kgobudi.



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