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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: "INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsenzweli@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:51:22 +0200
Subject: Treat ASAP

INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Whitehall Commons
1612 Bull Street
Avd SA 133, 28001 JHB
South Africa.
E-MAIL: johnsenzweli@gmail.com


Good Day,


My Name is Johnsen Zweli, I am the director of operation integrated
financial Management services Here in South Africa. With due respects and
regards, i am contacting you to join in this business deal, I got your
contact from international brochure and decided to contact you for this
simple business deal of Mutual benefits to both parties.I wish to seek
your urgent assistance to transfer from our affiliate bank in South
Africa; large amount of money.This money has been trapped in the bank's
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT for seven years.

This money was deposited in a Non residential close corporation (CC)
domiciliary account by an Investor for the purpose of transacting a mining
business. For the past seven years, the account has been dormant. I am
contacting you to represents as a director of the company or the next in
Kin. I have all the details of Account/Company. We only need to
resuscitate the account.

It is without any risk as all loop holes been taken care of as we
structured this fund by my firm into the affiliate bank in South Africa
8years ago. And all necessary information as regards to this fund has been
secured by me and my contact men inside the bank.

I will want to here from you along with your Name: Telephone number so
that i can discuss modalities/details with you.

Regards.

Mr. Johnsen Zweli.
E-mail: johnsenzweli@gmail.com

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