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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: mail.brusselsairlinesva.be@mail.univision.mn
Reply-To: smoseko111@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:59:20 -0700
Subject: FROM: MR, SAMBOGA MOSEKO

FROM: MR, SAMBOGA MOSEKO
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
CAPITEC BANK SOUTH AFRICA
(CAPITEC)ANNEX JOHANNESBURG.
Private Email: smoseko111@gmail.com

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it's just my urgent
need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I
am a banker by profession
with the (CAPITEC BANK) South Africa and currently holding a post as the
Director of Auditing and
Accounting unit of the bank.

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($18.5million)
originally owned by one of my bank clients Mr. Kurt Kahle who died along with
his entire family on 31 July
2000 in a plane crash.

You can confirm genuinely the deceased?s death by logging into
this web site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Meanwhile the whole arrangements and directives needed to put claim over this
fund as the bona-fide next of kin to the deceased will be forward to you upon
your
acceptance, information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and
willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business
opportunity.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you, while 10% will be mapped
out for
expenses if you agree to my proposal.

Please, you have been advised to keep this as top secret as I am still in
service and intend to retire from active service after I conclude this deal with
you. I will be
monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm that the money
is in your account
and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund
according to the
percentages previously indicated above and for further investment, either in
your country or
any other country you may advice me to invest in. All other necessary
information will be
sent to you when I hear from you.

I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your willingness to
assist and be fully involved in this deal.

Furthermore please contact me through my private Email Address:
smoseko111@gmail.com above for more information

Best Regard
Mr, Samboga Moseko

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