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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: FROM VITUS FRANKEL <vitus90frankel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vitus91frankel@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 06:47:45 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT


From Mr. Vitus frankel
Contact Number +27 74 130 251
E-Mail:vitusfrankell15@gmail.com
South Africa Johannesburg

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Compliment of the day, May I have the pleasure of introducing myself?
I am Mr. Vitus frankel a senior staff and chairman of Tender Board
Committee on the award of contracts in Department of Works and Housing
here in South Africa. I got your contact E-mail address through the
internet in my search to find a trustworthy person on whom I can
repose confidence for colossal international money transaction.

My aim of sending this "business proposal" to you is to solicit for
your assistance and co-operation to transfer some huge amount of fund
into your account overseas. Therefore, this communication should be
held in high confidence.

My colleague and I in the Department of Works & Housing wish to
transfer into a safe and secured account overseas, the sum of twenty
five MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$25.5M)
which is over-invoiced amount from contracts we awarded to foreign
contractors who have been duly paid on completion of their various
contracts. This money right now is in a coded account in the Reserve
Bank of South Africa.

However, by virtue of our position as civil servants, we cannot
acquire these funds in our names or in the names of companies here in
South Africa. I therefore asked by my colleague on trust and sincerity
to look for a reliable international outfit partner abroad into whose
account the sum of US$25.5 Million would be transferred. We have
agreed on the following sharing ratio if you accept our proposal.

Sixty percent (60%) for us and thirty percent (30%) for you, the
Account owner (5%) will be for expenses both parties Might have
incurred during the process of the transferring, and (5%) will be
preserved for helping the helpless people, like charity organization
and motherless babies.

My choice of you for this transaction is basically hanged on your
field and profession, hence this business proposal. If you are
interested in this deal, I will require some information?s from you in
order to affect the transfer of the money. Please, be informed that we
shall commence processing of claims of payment once we receive your
interest from you, and the funds will get into your account within
Five (5) working days by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T).

Note that this transaction is 100% risk free. Do acknowledge the
receipt of this letter by indicating your interest in the transaction
and also including your direct contact details such as your telephone
and fax numbers for easy communication or call me on the above numbers
as reconfirmed

My Private +27 74 130 251
Private email:vitusfrankell15@gmail.com

Best Regards

Mr. Vitus frankel




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