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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: "mutual" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oldmutual@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:41:22 +0100
Subject: hello,


hello,

I got your contact from the internet and your profile convince me about your competency to do vibrantly be a good manager.

I have a close friend, a top African wealthy politician who privately fixed sum of £49,500,000.00 GBP with investment plans to transfer the fund to an investee, he newly find in your country and suddenly the depositor died a mysterious death 1 month after the fixed deposit.

Following my investigation reports, the investor did not know that the new investee have bad mind to poisoned him to death after they signed an investment portfolio management and the investee planned to claim the entire fund for his personal benefits, unfortunately for him the investor asked me to keep all the documents and both of them will come after signing the investment portfolio management to complete the necessary documentation in the bank for onward transfer of the aforesaid fund to the investee account in your country.

However, I noted the evil plans of the investee and decently denied him upon his request to receive the fund since his name did not appear anywhere in the bank documents and he does not have any information about the deposit so he can't go to the bank to submit an official letter of claims.

Following the condition surrounded the business I need to front reliable person from your country to evacuate the account since I can't directly claim the fund and I do not want any close friend or relation of mind to know about the deal so as to protect my reputation, so if you are an honest person reply and I will perfectly direct.

NOTE: Please tell me the percentage you want for yourself for partaking in this business and send your residential address and full name and telephone number and e-mail scan attach copy of your valid identification card and I will do the needful for onward transfer of the fund to you and If you are not interested delete this message and do not reply.

Please indicate mode of payment for you want to receive the fund:

1) Key Tested Telegraphic bank transfer (Bank to bank)
2) Online electronics automatic bank transfer
3) Door to door cash delivery payment

Yours faithfully

Nkosana Moyo
Executive Director of Old Mutual plc
London United Kingdom

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