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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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Fraud email example:

From: Please help <haldarnes@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Please help <staffbc@37.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 15:06:56 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Extremely urgent reply..


>From the Desk of Mr. Johnson Mbeki, professor Haldarnes Straw, Dr. David Zuma Mbamizala, (Auditor Board Committee Members).
Tele/fax: +27-(0)865192647
>j_mbeki@webmail.co.za<


ATTIN:SIR/MADAM........




We want to transfer to overseas $25 million USD,(Twenty five million United States Dollars) from Rand Merchant Bank (R.S.A). The Bank web site is >www.rmb.co.za> where the Funds is currently lodged/deposited.

We want to transfer to overseas $25 million USD,(Twenty five million United States Dollars from a Prime Bank in Johannesburg Republic of South Africa (RSA). We contacted you quietly as a reliable and honest person who will be capable to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve, as long as you will remain honest to us till the end of this important business/deal transaction and believing in God that you will never let us down either now or in future.

I am Prince Johnson Mbeki, the Auditor General (Committee) of Prime Banks in Republic of South Africa, during the course of our auditing that ended recently, We discovered a floating fund in an account opened since 1990 and since 2000 nobody has operated on this account again, after going through some old files in the records, we discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if we do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr. Allan P Seaman, a foreigner and an industrialist in Gold and he died since 2000 and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and our investigation proved to us as well that Mr. Allan P Seaman, until his death was the manager Gold & Diamond Safari [pty) Johannesburg branch. And according to our investigation proved he died along others on this flight tragidy that happened in 2000.

You can find out the authenticity of our claims by click this news websites below:-(http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html).

We will commence the first transfer 10 million dollars [$10,000.000] upon successful transaction without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account destination immediately.

The amount involved is (USD$25M) Twenty Five Million United States Dollars only, we want to first transfer ($10,000.000) Ten million United States Dollar, from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad, but we don't know any foreigner, We are only contacting you as a foreigner because this money CANNOT be approved to a local person here, without valid ID or international foreign passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid ID or international passport and foreign accounts because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the account Mr. Allan P Seaman is a foreigner too. And the money can only be approved into a foreign accounts.

We are revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let us down in this business/deal, you are the first and the only person that we are contacting for this business/deal, so please reply urgently so that we will inform you the next step to take/follow. Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the accounts to be use for the transfer of the said amount.

We want us to meet face to face to build confidence and to sign a binding agreement (MoU) that will bind us together before transferring the money to any accounts of your choice where the fund will be safe. Before we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and investments.

We need your full Co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which we will give to you upon your positive response and once we are convinced that you are capable, willing and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with us in this business/deal.

We need your strong assurance that you will never, never let us down. With our influence and the position of the bank official, we can transfer this money to any foreigners reliable accounts which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing. Our contact bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence, you can come immediately to discuss with us face to face after which we will make this remittance in your presence and all of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the accounts.

We will use our position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business/Deal, if you can assist us as we would compensate you with a good percentage of the FUND which is negotiable after the money has been successfully moved into your accounts.

We look forward to your earliest reply through our general email address for further details. OR >j_mbeki@webmail.co.za<

Treat with maximum urgency,

Yours Respectfully,
Prince Johnson Mbeki.
Tele/fax: +27-(0)865192647
Tele/Fax; +27-(0)865990079
ADD:40 Church Square,
Old Reserve Bank Building,
CAPE TOWN, RSA.

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