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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: John Mark <simonewatson@iprimus.com.au>
Reply-To: john_mark_282@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:45:32 +0100
Subject: Re mayday



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ATTN: Sir/ma

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in matter that is very important
and needs utmost trust and confidence.

I am John Mark., 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.

John Mark
E-mail:john_mark_282@hotmail.com

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