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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: SOUTH AFRICA ANGLO GOLD CORPORATION <mataza015@gmail.com>
Reply-To: SOUTH AFRICA ANGLO GOLD CORPORATION <wisemannkuhlu1@mail.ru>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 14:12:42 -0700
Subject: Urgent Business







From: Mr. Wiseman Nkuhlu
Director Project
Implementation
South Africa Anglo Gold Corporation.
Tel: +27 73 563 9506
Email: wisemannkuhlu1@mail.ru
                                                          

Dear Sir,
I write you this mail in anticipation that you will understand and deem
it strictly confidential for you personally. Permit me to introduce my business
proposal to you. I am Mr. Wiseman
Nkuhlu, Director Project
Implementation with South African Anglo Gold Corporation, South Africa and a
member of the Contract Tenders Board (CTB) of the above corporation. Your
contact was reliably introduced to me from the South African Chamber of
Commerce and Industry in my search for a reliable, individual/company who can handle
a strictly confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a
reasonable sum of money to a foreign account.
During our routine financial inspection, I discovered a dormant fund amounting
to US$16M, (Sixteen Million United States Dollars).On further investigation; I
also discovered that this fund was mapped out by the former board as a contract
payment to Late Dr. George Brumley Jr, an American Citizen. He died in Plane
crash with the entire family, leaving no beneficiary to this fund, news at http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html 
Against this back drop, I am searching for a capable and trust worthy
Foreigner partner to receive this fund as the beneficiary / Next of Kin to Late
Dr. George Brumley Jr. I have worked out the modalities and technicalities so
that this fund can be claimed in any of our six clearing house without any
hitch into any nominated foreign account for sharing or partnership business
investment. All I require is your honest co-operation and I guarantee you that
this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement and no
government involvement at all.
However, I would want to believe that
you are honest enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect
of the transaction, more importantly, that you will keep this transaction very
confidential so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by
the Government of South Africa. If this proposal is of interest to you, kindlycall or notify me with the above phone number or
email immediately, stating
1. Your Full
name,
2. Age,
3. Telephone number,
4. Occupation or Position held in your company.
I will provide you with the   detail
about the processes for the claim. 
For your
good cooperation and support in this venture,  it was unanimously
agreed that 30% of the total
sum  will be given to you, 60% will be for us while 10% will be use to
reimburse the expenses that  will be incurred in the processing of this
transfer.
I wait your urgent reply  
 
Kind Regards,
 
Mr. Wiseman Nkuhlu

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