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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: "FROM MR ROBERT RAJA" <jsftex@accountant.com>
Reply-To: robertraja@contractor.net
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 05:47:35 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: GET BACK TO US WITH TRUST


Chairman of Tender Board
Committee on the award of
Contracts in Department of Works
And Housing here in GLEN VISTA BRANCH,
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
DIRECT LINE: +27742591131
FAX: +27 862601441



ATTN: DIRECTOR/MR/MS

May I have the pleasure of introducing myself. I am Mr. Robert Raja, a
senior staff and chairman of Tender Board Committee on the award of
contracts in Department of Works and Housing here in South Africa. I got
your contact E-mail address from an international directory on lawyers and
advisers on international business on world wide web in my quest to find a
trustworthy person on whom I can have confidence for colossal
international money transaction. My aim of sending this business proposal
to you is to solicit for your assistance and cooperation to transfer some
huge amount of money into your account overseas. Therefore, this
communication should be held in high confidence.

My colleague and I in the Department of Works and Land Affairs wish to
transfer into a safe and secured account overseas, the sum of THIRTY TWO
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (US$32.5M) which is over-invoiced amount from
contracts we awarded to foreign contractors who have been duly paid on
completion of their various contracts. This money right now is in a coded
account in the Reserve Bank of South Africa. However, by virtue of our
position as civil servants, we cannot acquire these funds in our names or
in the names of companies here in South Africa. I was therefore asked by
my colleagues on trust and sincerity to look for a reliable international
outfit partner abroad into whose account the sum of US$32.5 Million will
be transferred.

We have agreed on the following sharing ratio if you accept our
proposal.Seventy percent (70%) for us and Thirty percent (30%) for you,the
Account owner. My choice of you for this transaction is basically hanged
on your field and profession, hence this business proposal. If you are
interested in this deal, I will require some information from you in order
to effect the transfer of the money.Please, be informed that we shall
commence processing of claims of payment once we receive your interest
from you and the funds will get into your account within Five (5) working
days by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T).

Note that this transaction is 100% risk free. Do acknowledge the receipt
of this letter above and forward your reply to this
E-mailaddress(robertrajas@outlook.com)or(robertraja@pisem.net).You can
call me on my private phone no + 27 742 591131.

Best Regards,
Mr Robert Raja

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