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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: takaza sylvester <takaza_s@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: takaza sylvester <infosylvestertakaza@consultant.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:13:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP FROM MR. SYLVESTER TAKAZA


MR.SYVESTER TAKAZA
Tel: +27 83-368-3978
E-Mail: infosylvestertakaza@consultant.com

Attn:Sir / Madam

RE: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

This proposal might come to you as a surprise, since it is from someone you donot know or have seen before, but based on FAITH, I had to contact youbelieving that you are reputable and as such you cannot run away with my ownshare of this money when concluded.

I am the Director/Fund coordinator of the Finance Contract Department ofMinerals and Energy. The crux of this letter is that the finance / contractdepartment of the DME deliberately over-inflated the contract values of variouscontract awarded. In the course of disbursement, my office was able to trackdown the sum of US$50 Million as the over invoiced sum. This money is nowfloating in the DME domiciliary account with the South African Reserve Bank(SARB).

I and my colleagues now want to quickly transfer this fund to a safe nominatedforeign account for possible investment abroad. We are not allowed as a matterof government policy to operate any foreign account because of our status ascivil / public servants. Hence the needs to solicit for your full bankingdetails, to enable us transfer this money into your account. Upon youracceptance of this proposal, we have also agreed on a sharing ration;

1. 25% for you as the account owner
2. 70% for I and my colleagues
3. 5% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both locally andinternationally during the course of this transaction.

Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is finallyin your account and we shall be relying on your advice as regards to investmentof our share. Be informed that this business is genuine and 100% safeconsidering the high powered government officials involved.
 Sendto my E-mail address the below information on:infosylvestertakaza@consultant.com

Yourfull names, company name and address?   Yourtelephone number for effective communication.Thisis to effect the swift transfer of this fund into your account in less thanseven (7) working days. Contact me strictly via my email address, while lookingforward to a healthy business relationship with you.
Yours Faithfully,

MR. SYVESTER TAKAZA

E-Mail: infosylvestertakaza@consultant.com

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