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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: Oupa Magashula <oupamag@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oupaza@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:07:30 +0200
Subject: TOP PROPOSAL: VALUE USD$10 MILLION


Republic OF South Africa

Public Works House
Corner Church & Bosman
Pretoria Central
South Africa,
Email: oupamag@minister.com
Tel: +27744315796 <+27%2074%20431%205796>


Attn: Sir / Madam

TOP SECRET PROPOSAL: VALUE USD$10 MILLION

My name is Mr. Oupa Magashula a South African Contract reviews Commission
of the Republic Of South Africa. I am contacting you because i am looking
for a next of kin. The national contract general review of all Federal
Unpaid contracts from the Apartheid Era and at the same time authenticates
the genuine ones. The decree that established this commission gave birth
to the contract Remittance department of the Reserve Bank of South Africa,
which works in conjunction with the contract review commission. This means
that any genuine contract payment reviewed and authenticated by this
commission would be automated by the Contract Remittance Department. It
happened that we had a contractor by the name Mr. Boris Wilberink a Dutch
man who was awarded a contract by the South African Government for the
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 (FIFA World Cup).

He completed his contract on 3rd of March 2010 and was given a payment
approval Order on 6th of May 2010. But Mr. Boris Wilberink did not live to
claim the ($10 Million USD). As I learnt that He died on a plane crash
with his family in Tripoli – Libya 12th of May 2010.
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Plane-flying-
from-SA-crashes-in-Libya-20100512

And the flight left from here in Johannesburg - South Africa en route to
Libya, now I am trying to locate his next of kin who would be the
beneficiary of the contract money as contained in his contract file. But
to my greatest surprise, I learnt that the next of kin was with him in
the same flight that crashed in Tripoli – Libya. He was also dead. I and
top members of this Commission decided to contact you to act as the
beneficiary of the fund and provide an account where we will transfer the
fund with the intension of sharing it among us since Mr. Boris Wilberink
and the next of kin are not alive to claim the money. And if not cleared
it will be returned to the government treasury account.

As the top officials of this commission, be rest assured that there is no
course for alarm, as we would use your name to transcribe the details of
the late Mr. Boris Wilberink without any problem. This transaction is 100%
risk free. On the confirmation of your interest and readiness to work with
us in this transaction I will give you more detailed information and the
laid down procedure for a hitch-free transfer, which I am sure you would
be satisfied with. When confirming receipt of this message, do not forget
to include your personal/direct telephone and fax numbers for personalized
communication.

However we have mapped out 25% of the ($10 Million USD) for you as a
commission for your assistance. 5% will be mapped out to defray all
expenses that will be incurred during the process of concluding the
transaction, while the remaining 70% is meant for the officials and I
involve. This money cannot be approved to a local bank account holder, but
can only be approved to a foreigner that is why I have come to seek your
assistance. Please if after reading my proposal and you are not interested
in my offer, please!!! Do not disclose this offer to anybody. This is
because we are top and influence officials and do not want our image to be
dented, keep it TOP SECRET anticipating your urgent response.

Best Regards
Mr. Oupa Magashula

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