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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: "Steve Morgan" <morgansteve@in.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:01:36 -0500
Subject: Your E-mail,

Dear ,

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$47.5M, which I seek your
assistants to claim.
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
I am a South African and a personal secretary/Advocate to Late Roger Brett
Kebble of South Africa and Chairman CEO of many companies,
and many other interests both in America, Asia and African Continents.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
The above funds in question was since deposited in the year 2005 with a
bank in Europe
to be used in payment of his foreign business merchant for his last deal
with my boss Mr. Brett Kebble,
while the fund final crediting is expected to be carried out into the
business merchant's bank account by the paying bank. Unfortunately while on
the process,
My Boss got assassinated September 27th 2005 in his car while driving on
his way to a function in Melrose district of Johannesburg South Africa. You
can read more about all this on below website:

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2006-04-27-kebble-r15bn-found-r900m-still-missi
ng
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/oct/07/guardianobituaries.southafrica
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=46490

The bank recently wrote me a notification latter in respect of transferring
the fund, and I need to urgently introduce you to the bank as the partner to
my late boss to enable you claims this fund for our mutual benefit.
The money will be sheared in the ratio of 50/50% between me and you. I have
decided to do this deal with you to help myself and never to be connected
with any of Brett Kebble conglomerates.

I will need to present you as the beneficially in the documents I am meant
to get intouch with the bank where the fund was deposited to re-profile the
ownership of the funds
with your data to enable them transfer the fund to your nominated bank
account. Please reply with your full contact coordinates (Phone/fax etc,
plus address) to enable me contact you for a verbal discussion.

Please treat this transaction as confidential matter. I will send you all
the details as soon as you indicate your willingness.
Much Regards,

Barrister Steve Morgan
Email: ger.hulze@postino.net


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