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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: "absa-bank" <absa-bank@vbcmail.co.za>
Reply-To: engdrjamesaffelo@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:09:20 +0000
Subject: RE: VERY URGENT





FROM: DR. JAMES AFFELO
TEL: +27761905913
Email: engdrjamesaffelo@yahoo.com
RESIDENT: NO. 304 PRETORIUS-WALKER STREET PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA



STRICT AND CONFIDENTIAL



ATTN Sir,



How is the condition of health together with your family and others over
there, I hope you all are healthy. Please I know that this message will come
to you as a surprise since we don’t know each other before.


For purpose of introduction, I am DR. JAMES AFFELO, the Bank Manager of
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). There is an account opened in this
bank in 1980 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this account again. After
going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not
remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing. The owner
of the account is Mr. ANDY T. JOHNSON, a foreigner and a miner at Kruger
gold co., a geologist by profession and he died since 1990.


No other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that his company does not know anything about this account. And the amount
involved is (USD 23M) Twenty Three million United States Dollars. I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a
local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the
money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. ANDY T.
JOHNSON is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise as we don't know ourselves before. We will sign an agreement, but
be sure that it is real and a genuine business.


Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number including the
full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet
face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can
receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to your country for withdrawal
and sharing and other investments. I need your full co-operation to make
this work fine because the manager is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will give
you later immediately, if you are capable and willing to handle such amount
in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for
our mutual benefit. Because this opportunity may never come again in my
life. I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to make
mistake I need your strong assurance and trust.


With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place.


You can also come to discuss with me face to face after whom I will make
this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country at
least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply for
annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to
act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and
influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign
exchange departments.


At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for any expenditure for
both parties that might incurred during the process of this transaction.
I look forward to hear from you as soon as you received this letter..


Best Regards,
FROM: DR. JAMES AFFELO
TEL: +27761905913
Email: engdrjamesaffelo@yahoo.com

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