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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: "Tsietsi Mokhele (ceo)" <joyceopiti@live.com>
Reply-To: joyceopiti1@live.com
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:34:58 +0100
Subject: FROM CEO TSIETSI MOKHELE. PORJECT.

It is my pleasure to contact you as to discuss this transaction with you based on your experience in your profession; I will want to have your trust and to go into partnership investment with your company which must be built on confidentiality between us. I got your data from the investors’ trade list.

I am a the CEO of South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) my office is in charge of awarding contract to The South African Marine Corporation (Safmarine) including ship construction, maritime training and training curricula, watch keeping, certification of seafarers Manning and operation of local and foreign ships, maritime search and rescue, marine communication and radio navigation aids, pollution prevention. We want to transfer the sum of (Thirty Five Million US Dollars Only) to your account I will want you to contact me so that I can give you full details of this deal and how this will work out. We want to invest part of my share in your company as partner with you, 40% of this fund is for you and your company for service rendered in transferring this fund out of South African to your account. Please understand that this is no drug money or money laundering funds as all legitimate documents for the transfer will be made available. We want this to be kept confidential beca

We urgently await your quick response.

Sincerely,

Tsietsi Mokhele (ceo)

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

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