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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: ". Gerhart H" <ghtt@lawfirm.co.za>
Reply-To: gerharth@ravemail.co.za
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:32:25 +0200
Subject: B Transaction

Your partnership is needed.

I write this letter with all sincerity and hope you will understand and assist my client and her Son. I also believe that it will be of immense benefit to you as well. I am Br Gerhart Heinemann. A lawyer to Mrs. Fatima Meshaal, the wife of Late Sheikh al- al-Qassam Meshaal .a business man in Palestine and within the UAE region but was killed during the war between Israelis and Palestine a few years ago.

My client who is currently an asylum seeker here in the Republic of South Africa narrated this ordeal to me and requested I seek the assistance of a foreign partner. According to her, before the death of her husband, he has told her about the existence of the sum of US$11.7.000.000 [Eleven Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars] which he deposited in a BANK here in the Republic of South Africa. The fund was meant for the purchase of farm machineries and equipment for other business venture, also with 50 kilos of Gold all declares as valuables.
But due to the current situation between Gaza and Israel, my client became a target by other Israeli business men who knew about her late husband’s asset and decided to take this opportunity to get rid of them totally, but my client managed to get out of the country and moved to South Africa for asylum seeking. Since she and her daughter believes this place is safer,

Due to the fact that my client and her Son are Asylum Seekers (REFUGEES) in the Republic of South Africa they are not permitted by law of the Republic of South Africa to some certain rights, such as operating bank accounts, investment, study and other monetary transaction, thus the reason I am soliciting your utmost assistance on their behalf to accept the fund in your bank account as a foreign partner to late Sheikh al- al-Qassam Meshaal. Every legal documents for the claim of the fund in your name as the beneficiary would be processed and submitted to the appropriate offices for the release of the funds,

so if you consider this proposal and really wish to assist my client, please reply immediately, do understand that this fund is for investment purpose and my client would like to relocate to your country and you will be in charge of everything, also know that you will stand as a partner and this will be beneficial to all parties involve, do send me your full details, such as country, age, occupation, full name and direct telephone number and we shall discuss further.

Sincerely,
Mr. Gerhart Heinemann
gerhart_heinemann@kuwaitpoint.com
gerharth@ravemail.co.za

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