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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: Richard Duffy <richardduffy111@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 13:30:46 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY 11/05/2016>>

Dear good friend,


I am Richard Duffy,Director Project Implementation with South African
Anglo-Gold Corporation in
Johannesburg and a member of the Contract Tenders Board (CTB) of the Above
Corporation, Your
Esteemed address was reliably introduced to me from the South African
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry in my search for a reliable,individual/company who can handle a
strictly confidential
Transaction, which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a
foreign account
the amount of money involved is $21.8 Million USD.


This money has already been extracted from various contracts awarded by
this corporation,as a result
of over-invoicing masterminded by the concerned officials involved,this has
been drafted to represent
the final payment for a contract that has been executed to this corporation
some years back,the money
is now floating in the suspense account of the Reserve Bank of South Africa
awaiting claim by any
foreign partner which status,we now want you to resume now is the optimum
period to consummate
this fund,following the presidential directive to all parasitical to settle
all outstanding debts owed to
both local and foreign contractors?In my last meeting with the Officials
involved,it was unanimously
agreed that 30% of the total sum will be given to you,60% will be for us
while 10% will be use to
reimburse the expenses that will be incurred in the processing of this
transfer.

I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded
every arrangement to protect
the interest of everyone involved,Likewise all modalities for the
successful transfer of this fund have
been worked out with Ministry of finance and the Reserve Bank of South
Africa to facilitate the
remittance of this fund to your designated account within 72hours after
your claim has been approved.
However I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not
raise any misgiving attitude in
any aspect of the transaction,more importantly that you will keep this
transaction very confidential so
as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by the
Government of South Africa.If this
proposal is of interest to you then kindly contact me immediately,Please
treat this information as confidential.


Best Regards.
Richard Duffy
Director Project Implementation
South African Anglo Gold Corporation
E-Mail:richardduffy111@gmail.com

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