419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27785415106 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- post.creditbanking@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From:
Parliament Executives Directors of South Africa <parliament@executivemail.co.za>
Reply-To:
Parliament Executives Directors of South Africa <dr.mthembeni@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 16:49:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: WE ARE SORRY FOR THE DELAYING

Â WE ARE SORRY FOR THE DELAYING FOLLOW THE NOTICE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW PARLIAMENT EXECUTIVES DIRECTORS

Parliament the Republic of South Africa
PO BOX 15, CAPE TOWN, 8000 PARLIAMENT STREET, CAPE TOWN
OFFICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)
PO BOX 15, CAPE TOWN, 8000 PARLIAMENT STREET, CAPE TOWN

Attn: Sir/Madam
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /inheritance/Wining file and found out why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your
Contract / inheritance payment.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with some none officials/ex-staff of the bank, which made your entire attempt to secure the release of your fund to you, proves abortive.

We wish to advise you that such illegal act have to be stopped by you, if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.
Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centre in post banking office, which is the latest instruction by MINISTER OF FINANCE PRAVIN GORDHAN OF SOUTH AFRICA DURING BUDGET SPEECH GIVEN BY PRAVIN GORDHAN ON Friday, December 12, 2014 11:31 AM.

PRAVIN GORDHAN indicated that the Department of Finance -Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Would facilitate your payment within 48hrs from the time you send your details and you are entitled to ONE MILLION BRITISH
POUNDS (GBPÂ£1,000,000.00) ONLY

The ATM centre will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is (Â£5000.00 (Five Thousand British Pounds Or Its Equivalent In Your Country) If you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment centre and also send the following information:

1. Your full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card with PIN code
4. A copy of your identity attached to e-mail

Contact bank: Post Credit Banking
Dr.Mthembeni Khumalo
Director ATM Swift Card Centre
Tel: +27785415106
Email: post.creditbanking@post.com

The ATM card payment centre has been mandated to issue out One Million British Pounds (GBPÂ£1,000,000.00) as part payment for this fiscal year 2014. Also for your information you have to stop any further communications with any other person(s) or office.
This is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. Call the director on his direct number +27785415106 soon as you reply to this important message for further direction on this regards and also update me on any development from the above mentioned office. Note: that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
Conduct, which is (POST /ATMSC PBNKDEFF040) so you have to indicate this code when contacting. Please make sure that your reply should go straight to the board of director email: as stated above. We are sorry for what you must have passed through. On behalf of the Republic of South Africa

(MRS. NOMALANGA GUMEDE)
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

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