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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: "Frank Dube"<multidigit@iburst.co.za>
Reply-To: frankdube002@citromail.hu
Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 12:48:34 -0700
Subject: Awaits Your Urgent Reply+


From Mr. Frank Dube
Email:frankdube002@citromail.hu
Attn: Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Frank Dube. I am a member of South African parliamentary committe=
e on works and contract. I got your contact from South African Chamber Of C=
ommerce and Industry via the Information Exchange in Johannesburg.
Through over invoiced and bulk purchases that was made on behalf of the An=
glo Gold LTD, my chairman and I have an excess sum of US$15.500.000.00 (Fif=
teen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which we now want=
to transfer to any trustworthy account overseas. This money represents an =
over-invoiced contracts that was awarded to a foreign contractor in 2010.Th=
e company that executed the contract has since collected their contract pay=
ment leaving behind the over invoiced surplus of US$15.500.000.00 which was=
our arrangement. If you are interested send to us the below information;
(1) Your Full Name and your address
(2) Your telephone/fax numbers
(3) Your Nationality
(4) Your Age
(5) Your occupation and position
I want you to bear in mind that this transaction is 100% real and risk fre=
e. After indicating your interest we will then discuss about the percentage=
and also the Government is waiting to make this payment to the contractor'=
s account in less than ten working days.
Due to the urgent nature of this transaction, I await your urgent response=
if you are really interested in this transaction.
Best regards,
Mr. Frank Dube
Phone: +27 784 923 587

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