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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: "Larry Moore" <mr.larrymoore111@outlook.com>
Reply-To: mr.larrymoore@workmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 22:30:45 +0200
Subject: REPLY

Good Day,


I am Mr. Larry Moore, winning & Payment verification officer with The
Ithuba National Lottery Board(South Africa), Sometime in July 2017, MR
JAMES MORGAN a citizen of your country residing here in South Africa won a
whopping R25.700,000.00 (Twenty-Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand South
African Rands), in equivalent to USD2.120,000.00 (Two Million, One hundred
and Twenty Thousand United State Dollars) after buying a PowerBall PLUS
lottery ticket, his won amount was deposited with our Authorized Paying
Bank for further payments to him, unfortunately we did not receive any
notification of claim from him, not knowing to our lottery processing
officers that he passed away few days after buying the PowerBall PLUS
lottery ticket.

On discovery about his passing away during my routine verification as the
officer in charge i notified our paying bank immediately but was given a
memorandum with a mandate to search for Mr. James Morgan's close relative
as to enable them come forward to claim his winning amount to avoid it
being forfeited by January 2019, in accordance with our terms and
conditions, which stated that any winnings not claimed before or after the
period of one calendar year will be forfeited and be retained by the
National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund, meaning Winners have one year
to claim their winnings.

Furthermore; all effort to locate any of decease relative or family
members has proven unfruitful, I have reason very professional and I can
use a legal means to present a next of kin of my deceased client, i hereby
request your assistance to stand as a relative / family member to Mr.
James Morgan since you are from the same country to enable the bank
release his fund in your favor, This is a deal and i am compelled to
proceed with it because of my belief on a saying that says "Opportunity
Comes But Ones", The bank management is ready to approve payment to anyone
from your country who has the correct PowerBall PLUS lottery ticket
Numbers of Mr. James Morgan which I will provide to you only If you agree
to partner me in this deal, you will be entitled to 40% of the funds while
i take %60, all I require is your honest cooperation and Trust to enable
us see this transaction to a success, by the virtue of my position i have
worked out the perfect modality on how to claim the said funds and it is
100% risk free.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of law. I will not fail to bring to your
notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain
any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion
of this transfer.

If this offer is acceptable by you, kindly treat with utmost sincerity and
confidential, as i await your urgent response to kick-start with this
proposition on my private email.

Regards

Mr. Larry Moore.
Lottery Payment Verification Department.
Ithuba National Lottery Board (SA)


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