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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: "H.E. Mr. Kingsley J.N. Mamabolo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sasfinbanqueforeigndepartment@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2015 00:24:14 +0200
Subject: Hello Are You Still Alive???

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to notify you of new order on the release of your fund that was mandated by U.N Payment Reconciliation Committee, to ensure that all outstanding prospective beneficiaries confirm the receipt of their long awaited Reconciliation Fund within the next 14 working days starting from this month of June 2015.

But in your own case we found some complicity in your payment file due to petition file by one Mr. Kenneth J. Babadilo from Belgium, stating to be your attorney as you had handed him the ownership of your fund shortlisted among to be release and transfer to him through bank transfer from the UN chosen routed account in South Africa. Sasfin Bank, South Africa. Therefore required us to transfer your initial approved fund into his designated account stated below.

ACCOUNT NAME: Mr. Kenneth J. Babadilo
BANK NAME: KBC BANK CONVENIENCE ACCOUNT
IBAN: BE26 7355 5260 9032
BIC: KREDBEBBXXX
BANK ADDRESS: Brusselsesteenweg 14/2 3080 Tervuren Belguim

It became pertinent that you are contacted as upon request for updated written Power of Attorney duly signed by you and the aforementioned attorney could not provide any, thus made it suspicious and we seached contact directory for your recent details so we could get your confirmation on the above payment, to avoid fraudulent fund diversion, as well as to alert you if you have privy knowledge to this development.

Meanwhile, it had been approved for all beneficiaries shortlisted to benefit through this payment program, the sum of Thirty Million Rands only (Equivalent to 2.6 Million US DOlars) has been shortlisted for immediate installmental payment, while the balance will be paid in the third Quarter of this fiscal year. However, you are required to respond to this massage confirming if you have knowledge of the above explained development, to enable this office ascertain and confirm the exact designated bank account to forward to our paying department.

Furthermore, feel free to forward your full name, direct telephone number and fax number as confirmation of this message to Sasfin Bank with the below details:

Contact Person: Richard Themba Modise
Position: International Remmitance Officer
Sasfin Bank South Africa
337 Brooklyn Road, 0181 South Africa
Email: richardthembamodise@outlook.com
Tel: + 27-617311982

I implore you upon the receipt of this mail to responds ASAP Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regards.

UN Representative
H.E. Mr. Kingsley J.N. Mamabolo

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