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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: "Barnabas Ndumiso" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <acctmanbarnabas@live.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 21:31:08 -0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL DETAILS

>From The Desk Of: Barnabas Ndumiso
Account Department,
Bank FNB Mbabane Branch.
Kingdom of Swaziland.

Dear good friend,

It is understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me. I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest and benefit to someone like you who suits my proposed business relationship as an account head in FNB Bank Mbabane branch, although this deal has to be confidential between both of us if we can agreed together.

I am Barnabas Ndumiso, the Accounting Officer -in charge of the Private Investment section of the above named bank. I have decided to contact you on a business Transfer that requires Immediate Attention and Top Confidentiality on its kind, Trust and transparency, where we both have a lot to benefit as we work in agreement, during my investigations and auditing in the Accounts Section few day ago, my department came across some amount of money belonging to a deceased person who was a foreigner here in the Kingdom of Swaziland who died on November 30th, 2008 in a crash. The said amount is ($3.9 Million US Dollars). I got your contact details through international business Inquiry and my search for a trust worthy business Partner that can handle a business of this magnitude in love, care and understanding.

Meanwhile all arrangement to put claim to this fund in your name and favor as the next of kin to the deceased for required approval in transferring this money to a foreign account has been put in place already. While the next line of action to conclude this transaction in the next 10 working days, will be depending on you indicate your interest to this transaction in a matured manner and boldness.

Please for more details send me your Full Name, Personal Telephone Number, Contact Address Way Forward.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Barnabas Ndumiso.

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