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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: "Secretary-General" <Admin@iranjou.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 06:50:57 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


No 13 vs2,
Mandela Building,
Pretoria South Africa.
-------------------------------------------------

Dear Partner,

Warmest greetings to you my good friend, I contacted you as a
foreigner to crave your indulgence and solicit your strictest
confidence in this matter. I know you will grant my request in good
fate and understanding. However, your information was given to me by a
member of your country on my trip to oversea during a bilateral
conference talk with foreign investors, I find it pleasurable to offer
you my partnership. I only pray that your address is still valid.

My Name is Mr. Nicholas Donald. I am the auditor and head of computer
department in South African Reserve Bank, There is an account opened
in this Bank in 2005 and since my inception into office on 2nd Jan
2013, I then found this account and when I investigated deeply by
contacting the assigned next of kin, I also found that the next of kin
to this account was an Indonesia citizen who lived in London for over
65Yrs and nobody has operated on this account again after 2005.

I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by
as a result of this project. I contacted you independently and no one
is informed of this communication.

I took the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will
be capable for this important transaction. In order to transfer out
$55,000,000.00 (Fifty Five Million U.S Dollars) after going through
some old files in the record, I discovered that if I do not remit this
money out urgently,it will be forfeited for nothing and South African
Reserve Bank management might divert the funds to their own accounts.

I have exclusive access to his file, you will be made the beneficiary
of these funds and sole executor to his estate. No
one is aware of his money apart from me with proper documentation; I
can establish that you are the sole authorized beneficiary.

Please respond immediately, I will use my position and influence to
effect the legal approval and onward transfer of this fund into your
account with appropriate clearance from foreign payment department.You
will stand to get 40% while 60% will be for me. Kindly quote the
reference (account) numbers above when responding to this mail.

I will wait to hear from you my good partner. Keep the flag frying. .

Kindly reply me on this email: {nicholas1000donald@gmail.com}

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Nicholas Donald.


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