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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:

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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "his direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
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.
- +27717275651 (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.
- danielmminele230@webmail.co.za (Webmail, South Africa; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Robert Makusha <info123@att.net>
Reply-To: robertmakusha5@webmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:38:37 +0200
Subject: Good Day

--
Attn: Beneficiary.

This message serves to inform you that the joint agency have finally
concluded arrangements towards your lottery payment, Contract,
Inheritance,
and also for reported SCAMMED VICTIMS which has been on hold here in
our
bank and our revenue service department for a long period of time due
to
lack of cooperation and communicating with wrong officials of the
bank, in
view to this the Ministry of Finance in conjunction with First
Commercial
Bank London and the United Kingdom Inland Revenue gathered concerning
how
all delayed winnings/contract and inheritance, funds will be
immediately
released into designated bank account of the beneficiary in your
country
without further delay since we're at the end of the economical year
2014/2015 which is
now due to be released since the said fund belonged to you.

We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences
that
this may have caused during our ongoing investigation on the reason
for
delay, however we have made contact with the Reserve Bank Of South
Africa
to handle the Final Release of your fund into your account since you
cannot
meet up all the charges requested for the release of fund into your
account
as the beneficiary internationally go through the link to see those
that
has accepted to use their humble offices to see that this procedure is
a
success (http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/south-african-reserve-bank-20991).

The bank of England Director (Mr. Spencer Dale and Dr S. Bernanke from
America Federal Reserve Bank New York) also sounded a very serious
warning
and issued the last instructions/order to the revenue Service
Department
England to quickly release all funds placed on hold which is either in
an
escrow account or vaults of any bank respectively to the sole
beneficiaries
which your name has been listed in our database for compensation,

To Claim Your Fund you will need to contact the office of the Reserve
Bank
Of South Africa Deputy Remittance Account Department- Dr.Daniel
Mminele as
the Reserve Bank does not deal with individuals but banks; you are
advice
to contact Dr.Daniel Mminele on the email address:
(danielmminele230@webmail.co.za) or call his direct line on this
direct
mobile line: +27-717275651 with your details make sure you give him
all
your cooperation to guide you through the clearing and the processing
formalities for immediate release of your benefited fund into your
designated bank account.

Provide below the requested detail when contacting Dr.Daniel Mminele
for
official clarity.

FULL NAME: TEL:
ADDRESS:
Yours Faithfully
President and CEO
Dr/ Mrs. Catherine.T.Butch
First Commercial Bank London

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