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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: Martin Khumalo <barclays.bank.plc.financier@gmail.com>
Reply-To: engkhumalomartin@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:20:16 +0200
Subject: HELLO


FROM: MR.KHUMALO MARTIN
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA



NEXT OF KIN

Dear,

I am Mr.Khumalo Martin of the above banking firm, one of our customers Mr.
Charles Roy Maxwell a Foreign national who used to be a contractor with
(ANGLO GOLD MINES) Mafikeng. Gold Mining/ Exploration Corporation here in
South Africa.

On July 19, 2010 Mr. Maxwell, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives. Since then I have made several personal inquiries from
the embassy to locate any of our customer’s extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I now decided to inform you, That I
have send you this email to assist in repatriating the money left behind
by our late customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by his bank (First National Bank of South Africa) where the deceased had
an account valued at about US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five Hundred
United State Dollars Only)bank has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the amount confiscated though there are persons of same
nationals here in South Africa non of them is a direct relative with the
deceased and no one had an idea of this deposit. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a period of time, I seek
your consent to present you as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased so that the
proceed of this amount valued at US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five
Hundred United States Dollars only) can be transferred into your designated
account. Meanwhile, you will be required here in South Africa for brief
discussion and to endorse your signature on some of the documents as the
NEXT OF KIN to the deceased once the fund has been approved by the bank.
Then I shall proceed down to your country with you to confirm the fund in
your account and to invest my share of the money if you permit me.

I shall revalidate all the necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim that the bank may need, this is a risk free transaction
because I am in charge of Foreign Transfer section. I will give you 30 %
of the total amount my share will be 65% and while 5% will be set aside to
cover all the necessary expenditure that we might incurred during the
process of transaction. I guarantee you this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Kindly call me on my phone number or send an email to me for security
reasons. I need your strong assurance and confidentiality.

God bless us.
Best regards,

MR. KHUMALO MARTIN
(Director of Foreign Remittance)

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