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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: "F.N. Peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <f.ndlovepeter@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:23:31 +0200
Subject: $5.5 MILLION DOLLARS TRANSFERABLE

ATTENTION PLEASE,
 
THIS MAY COME TO YOU AS SURPRISE AS I GOT YOUR EMAIL FROM ONE OF THE OFFICIAL WEBSITES THEN I DECIDED TO BUILD UP CONFIDENCE TO DISCLOSE THIS BENEFITING TRANSACTION WITH YOU. I WRITE YOU DIRECTLY THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, BELIEVING THAT I CAN TRUST YOU WITH THE INFORMATION I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL TO YOU. I HAVE A TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US AND YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL BE REQUIRED AS A FOREIGNER. I NEED YOUR MERE ASSISTANT / TRUST TO ARCHIVE SUCCESS TO TRANSFER A SUM OF $5.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS TO BE YOUR CUSTODY.
 
MY NAME IS MR. FRED PETER AN AUDITOR TO STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA. DURING OUR LAST AUDIT I DISCOVER A FURTURN WITH AN ACCOUNT LAYING FALLOW FOR OVER 9 YEARS AND NO ATTEMPT OF CLAIM TILL DATE. DETAILS OF BANK ACCOUNT AS FOLLOWS:
 
FULL NAME:                          MRS. ZERILDA STEPHIN VERMAAK
HUSBAND NAME:                  MR. FEDRICK VERMAAK
HOME ADDRESS:                  MARINA DA GAMA, CAPE TOWN 7945
POSTAL ADDRESS:                P.O.BOX: 14533
OCCUPATION:                        REAL ESTATE AGENT
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:    SOUTH AFRICA
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:            SPAIN
PLACE OF BIRTH:                   MALAGA
DATE OF BIRTH:                     12-05-1940
GENDER:                                FEMALE
BANK NAME:                          STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (SB)
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER:     62452317670
BRANCH CODE:                      256513
SWIFT CODE:                         SBZAZAJJ
AMOUNT:                                USD$5.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS
CONTROL NUMBER:                SB3415TH6672
 
WITH THE ACCOUNT DETAILS ABOVE AND MORE DOCUMENTATION OF THE DEPOSITOR THAT I WILL PROVIDE FOR YOU TO FORWARD TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK THAT WILL PROVE THE DUE DATE OF THE REGISTERED/DEPOSITED FUNDS, ALSO TO ENABLE SOUTH AFRICA RESERVE BANK TO WORK WITH YOU AS THE REAL FUND BENEFICIARY.
FOR EASY AND FAST TRANSFER, AN ATM CARD HAVING LOADED WITH USD$5.5 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE GIVEN TO YOU FROM STANDARD BANK ONCE IT IS APPROVED BY THE SOUTH AFRICA RESERVE BANK. THIS WILL AVOID SUSPICIOUS WHATSOEVER.
 
REMEMBER, YOU MUST BE TRUSTWORTHY TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME TO ARCHIVE SUCCESS WHILE I WILL DIRECT YOU WHAT TO DO AT EVERY STEP UNTIL THE TOTAL MONEY GETS TO YOU.
I WISH I HAVE MADE MYSELF CLEAR AT SOME POINTS SO THEREFORE IF YOU FIND MY PROPOSAL SO INTERESTING THEN WE CAN WORK TOGETHER BUT IF NOT, YOU CAN EASILY DELETE IT, SO PLEASE DO NOT EXPOSE MY PROPOSAL TO MY BANK KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THIS IS JUST A DEAL BETWEEN YOU AND I, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE EXPEL.
THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY COMING ON MY WAY WHICH THE BANK MANAGERS / DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN ENJOYING.
 
WE WILL SHARE THE MONEY EQUAL 50% WILL BE FOR YOU AND 50% WILL BE FOR ME.
 
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: F.NDLOVEPETER@GMAIL.COM
 
 
IF YOU WILL BE TRUSTWORTHY SEND ME YOUR DETAILS: FULL NAME:.........ADDRESS..............COUNTRY..............TELEPHONE NUMBER.
 
MR. F.N PETER.

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