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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: Chief Mwelo <edwin_adviser@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: neeyet1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:15:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good day!


Good day!
 
I believe that this finds you and your family
well as I would like to collaborate with you if you deem it necessary
and rewarding at achieve my personal investment plan.
I am one of the Vice President of South African
Football Association and we just finished hosting 2010 world cup in
South Africa as you may be aware.
 
I’m consulting you for my personal investment
plan which I would like to discuss with you and know the possibility of
how we can co-operate and work together to carry it out without
jeopardizing my position, which I believe will be beneficial to both
parties if handled with honesty.






















 
There is some fund I realized as a result of my
position from the award of contracts to prospective contractors building
stadiums and other projects which I would like to transfer abroad for
investment purposes. The total sum is US$11 million dollars and it is
securely deposited abroad.






















 
If you can assist me to receive this fund and
invest for me in any profitable business in your country, contact me and
we discuss on how to achieve this effectively.
When you respond, I will then call you and
discuss with you on further steps to be taken to achieve this. I am
willing to offer you 15% of the total fund for your kind assistance.






















 
Thank you as I await your response.
Regards,
 
Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana.
Reply to: neeyet1@gmail.com




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