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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: "Mr. Kirsten" <kirs19562@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:30:45 +0200
Subject: HELLO


Hello!

My name is Mr. Kirsten Nematandani, I'm the President of South African
Football Association and we hosted 2010 world cup here 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 in your
country. The total sum of USD $9 Million Dollars and it is securely
deposited abroad.

If you can assist me to receive the fund and further invest it for me in
any kind of profitable business in your country, kindly contact me and we
will discuss on how to achieve this effectively.

As soon as your reply, I will then call you and discuss with you on
further steps to be taken to achieve this. I'm willing to offer you 20% of
the total fund for your kind assistance.

Kindly include your full names, mobile/Office telephone numbers while
replying to enable me give you a call as soon as I received your reply.

Thanks as I await for your urgent and swift response.

Regards,

Mr. Kirsten Nematandani.
Te: 0027 787860642.

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