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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: JEFFERSON FORBES <natyjamian@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:10:59 -0700
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP


ATTENTION!!

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS
PARTNERSHIP


===========================================

Dear,

I was convinced to write to you after receiving information about the
investment opportunity in your country from your counties embassy in
Pretoria South Africa. My name is Mr JEFFERSON FORBES , A senior auditor
with the Amalgamated bank of south Africa (ABSA), Presently am working with
ABSA branch in Midrand.

During the quarterly auditing of the bank’s Account last year, I discovered
a certain dormant account that has not been operated for years. On further
investigation I discovered that the account belongs to a foreigner MR JOHN
WILLIAMS, the former owner of SAFARI Farm LTD Midrand South Africa. Mr
Williams and family were killed by unknown gunmen in his farm house on the 5
th of April 1999 hence the account has been dormant since their Demise.

In 2014 the bank obtained an order of Mandamus to locate the any distance
relations of the family to release the money to then and which no one has
come for this money ever since then.

The total sum of the money in these account is $24.000000.000 (Twenty Four
Million United States Dollars).

My purpose of contacting you is to bring you into these to stand as the
distance relative to the Family so that the money will be released to you .
I in my own capacity will supply you with all the necessary information
needed in other to get these money released and transfer d into your
account.

As soon as this money has been transferred into your account, I will meet
with you in your country for the conclusion of the business deals. I wish
inform you about the percentages involved in these business, you are to
take the 35% of the money excluding expenses. While I have the 65%
excluding expenses as well.

Here is my private Email;jeffersoffice@executivemail.co.za do contact me if
you are interested in doing these with me.

BEST REGARDS

JEFFERSON FORBES.

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