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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: Vuyi Hlabangane <v.hlabangane@absamail.co.za>
Reply-To: Vuyi Hlabangane <vuy.hlabangane@safrica.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 01:03:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: READ AND REPLY BACK FOR THE TRANSFER


Good day,

Hoping all is well with you. Note that I contacted you independently after some investigation and no one is informed of this communication and I would like to intimate you with certain information which will be mutually beneficial.

My name is Mr Vuyi Hlabangane, I am a top management staff with Absa Bank of South Africa. In the department under my supervision, We discovered an huge sum of (R21,098,000.00 ZAR, that is equivalent of $2,039,685.80 USD) in a Secret Account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. OLUSEGUN AGAGU from Western Africa) who died a few months ago from Heart Failure.

This money has been dormant for years in our Bank for about 4years now even before his unfortunate demise without any transaction while he yet lived nor has there been any claim since his death.

Further investigation revealed that the Mr Olusegun Agagu’s Bank Account was maintain as a Secret Account while in was yet in the government of his country due to fear of Money Laundering Charges and as a cover up from the Financial Intelligence Agencies of his country. Even the transaction trails and account status, I have no doubt that the amount was embezzled and since neither the government of his country nor any of his relative is aware of this huge sum, I do not want the money to go into the South African Reserve Bank as an abandoned fund or returned to the government of his country as EMBEZZLED FUNDS.

Hence my decision to contact you hoping we can partner to claim the funds. Base on my experience and position, I have no doubt that Absa Bank of South Africa will release the funds to you upon successful declaration of your person as the next of kin to the deceased customer.

Because of the amount involved and the resultant implication of this information going VIRAL, I would request that TRANSACTION / RELATIONSHIP MUST BE TREATED WITH HIGH LEVEL OF SECRECY, INFORMATION REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO A THIRD PARTY. This is the only way I can guarantee that we can successfully transfer the funds to your Account.

Before I provide you with further information regarding this transaction, I want you to confirm your willingness to partner with me on this transaction based on Agreed terms. As well as to keep this information to yourself alone.

You are required to furnish me with the following information about myself.

(1.) YOUR FULL NAME:
(2) YOUR ADDRESS:
(3) COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
(4) DATE OF BIRTH:
(5) OCCUPATION:
(6) PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER (LANDLINE & CELLPHONE):

Upon receipt of your response, I will give you full details on how the transaction can be successfully completed. Also, l shall provide you with more information about myself and about the deceased customer who owns the fund. This you can confirm on your own.

I hope you find the above in order and that I can rely on your cooperation in this regards.


Thanks.


MR VUYI HLABANGANE
vuyi.hlabangane@safrica.com




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