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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: adel arif <sntrboboteh83@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adelarif7@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:59:10 +0100
Subject: Investment proposal

Attn: Sir/ma ,

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in matter that is very important and
needs utmost trust and confidence.
I am Adel Arif., a close confidant of one of South African most powerful
family. The wife of former top Government official, a gold magnet (Original
owner of Kruger Gold Co).i.e. Late Chief Bamunga Sango Mbeki, former Junior
Minister of Mines and Power Federal republic of South Africa.
Unfortunately, he died soon after handing over because the new government
wanted to probe his activities while
in office for financial appropriations. Presently, all his foreign and
local account was frozen and their assets confiscated. The wife wishes to
move out of South Africa the sum of US$42Million she wishes to invest the
aforementioned sum in viable investment overseas.
For obvious reasons, my client does not want to place this fund with
established financial institution with the family name for security reasons.
It is her desire that the deal be handled as quietly as possible without
possibility of any leakage to public or government. She has therefore
empowered me to find and negotiate for a reliable and trustworthy foreigner
who can assist to invest the fund properly for the family.
If you agree to act as a fund manager for my client and the family, I shall
release the sum of US$42Million to you if you with a private security
company coded and lodged in with a fictitious name. Upon a favorable
response from you, I shall let you know of the steps involved.
1 Your full names
2 Your present contact address.
3 Your telephone & Fax numbers.
4 Your Occupations/age/sex.
5 Your Private Email Address.
Your commission shall be down payment of 15% of the total sum, that is
US$6.3 and annual 10% of the after tax returns on investment for the first
5 years. Thereafter, the terms shall be re-negotiated. If you are capable
and willing to participate in this transaction contact me through my above
email for a heart to heart discussion, less I look
for someone else.
Regards.
Adel Arif.

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