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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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Fraud email example:

From: opendoorssecurities@webmail.co.za
Reply-To: frankmorgan00@webmail.co.za
Date: 30 Jul 2018 06:17:15 -0700
Subject: YOUR DIPLOMATIC PACKAGE

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Good day,


I am introducing to you a life time business opportunity that
will fetch you cool and clean money without stress. Note: You are
not to invest or pay any Money of yours during the course of this
transaction and also this transaction is 100% legal and risk
free. My name is Mr. Frank Morgan; I am an Account Officer with
the London Uk Forestry Commission (GFC) here in London Uk. We are
the Timber Industry Development Division of London Uk and deal on
Timbers & Wooden materials. We have experience lots of
difficulties and delays in receiving large amounts from America
Banks by Swift Wire Transfer. So we have been advised by our
Financial Agents in America to alternatively accept all our
payments from America through a "Line of Credit Account either
Home Equity or Business Line of Credit Account and also into
Credit Cards Accounts with high credit limit and cash advance".
On our more investigation on this electronic mode of receiving
money from our American clients, we where made to understand by
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that this mode of transfer
is more secure for a transaction of such magnitude on which we
operate and the IRS will never have to question any amount of
money coming in or going out of the accounts.

To this regards, our company are seriously recruiting
representative in United States who has a "Line of Credit Account
either Home Equity or Business Line of Credit Account or a Credit
Card with high credit limit and cash advance" or who can operate
such account in the United States. Our company will be offering
you 5% of every "Transaction" which is every payment that passed
through your Line of Credit Account or Credit Card account to us.
For your information, the amount of money that will be coming to
you depends on the volume of products sold to our customers,
which ranges from (Twenty Thousand U.S Dollars) or according to
the limit of your line of credit account or credit card limit. If
you are willing to work with us, below are the information we
require from you before we can verify if you are suitable to work
with us:-

* Full name: ----------------* Contact address: ----------------*
Telephone#: ----------------* Mobile#: ------------------* Fax#:
-----------------* Company name/Position: -----------------
* Do you have a "Line of Credit Account either Home Equity or
Business ?-------------------* Do you have a "Credit Card with a
high credit limit ? ------------------* Date of Birth: ----------
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Our company's policy is that you have to adhere with the enabling
insurance policy standard and the funds will be wired from our
clients financial institute into your Line of Credit Account or
your Credit Card account. We will give you further directives and
more details as soon as we get your response. We want to assure
you that this is a legal and legitimate business transaction, and
our company is ready to have a long term business deal with you
in as much you co-operate with us and act accordingly. Feel free
to ask any question you wish to, as I will be pleased to respond
to you accordingly.

Please send your reply back to my private email address:
opendoorssecurities@webmail.co.za

Looking forward to get your response,

Mr. Frank Morgan
Email:opendoorssecurities@webmail.co.za

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