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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: "Mr. David Malema" <dxz3@hjnm.kr.tn>
Reply-To: <davidmalema23@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 07:21:05 -0300
Subject: Your Assistance Is Needed

Dear

I am contacting you following my telephone conversation with you,

My name is Mr. David ............, I work with a commercial bank in Johannesburg; I have a confidential business proposition for you. On June 7, 2009, a foreign mining contractor with the South Africa Mining
Corporation Opened a Fixed Deposit account valued at $7.1 Million United States Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply; after a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers that he died from a mountain
hiking accident in Western Cape. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any next of kin or relations in all of his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank and his fund [US$7.1 Million] is still afloat in my Bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.

According to South Africa Law, the money will revert to the ownership of the South Africa Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin so that the fund could be transferred to you as his next of kin. At your response signifying your interest in this proposal, I shall provide you with more details that will help you understand this transaction better.

I shall use my position at work to ensure that the fund is transferred into any bank account that you will provide as the next of kin to the late account owner. After the fund has been successfully transferred into your bank account, 60% of the fund would be for me, 35% for yourself and 5% would be used to reimburse any expenses that would be incurred in the cause of this project.

Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free as all modality has been worked out to ensure the smooth and successful transfer of the fund into your bank account; please observe utmost secrecy in this transaction considering the source of the fund. Kindly write me through the above email address if my proposal arouses your interest.

Please i need the following information below before we can proceed ,

(1) YOUR FULL NAMES (Already have it but please reconfirm with middle name if any):
(2) RESIDENTIAL/BUSINESS ADDRESS:
(3) CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER:
(4) EMPLOYER: (OPTIONAL)
(5) OCCUPATION:
(B) POSITION HELD:
(6) MARITAL STATUS:
(7) AGE:
(8) ANY OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT YOU:

Regards,

Mr. David Malema

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