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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: johnson mbeki <johnson_mbk@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 14:18:51 -0700
Subject: Extremely urgent..

>From The Desk of Prince Johnson Mbeki An Auditor Committee Prime Bank, And Dr. David Zuma Mbamizala, Chief Financial Officer(Retired).

ATTIN:SIR/MADAM,



We want to transfer to overseas $10.5 million USD, (Ten million five hundred thousand United States Dollars) from Rand Merchant Bank (R.S.A). Our Bank web site is >www.rmb.co.za>.

We want to transfer to overseas $10.5 million USD, (Ten million five hundred thousand United States Dollars) from a Prime Bank in Johannesburg South Africa (SA). I 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 to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important
business transaction and believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Prince Johnson Mbeki,The Auditor General (Committee) of Prime Banks in South Africa, during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund
in an account opened in 1995 and since 2001 nobody has operated on this account again, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if I 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 and he died since 1999 and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Mr.Allan P Seaman, until his death was the manager
Gold & Diamond Safari [pty) Johannesburg branch, SA.

We will commence the first transfer 5 million dollars [$5,000.000]upon successful transaction without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account immedaitely.

The amount involved is (USD$10.5M) Ten million five hundred thousand United States Dollars only, I want to first transfer ($5,000.000) five million United States
Dollar, from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here, without valid international foreign passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner
with valid international passport and foreign a/c because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the a/c Mr. Allan P Seaman is a foreigner
too. And the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c, However we will sign a binding agreement to bind us together.

I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I am contacting for this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take. Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the account to be used for the transfer.

I want us to meet face to face to build confidence and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together before transferring the money to any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. Before we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and investments. I 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 I will give to you upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business.

I need your strong assurance that you will never, never let us down. With my influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this money to any
foreigners reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing. The 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 me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and three of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.

I personal will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately we hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
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 account.

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

Treat with maximum urgency,
Yours Respectfully,
Prince Johnson Mbeki.
Tele/fax: +27-(0)865192647
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.

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