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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: "Aaron Daniel Mminele." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adm_resbank@safrica.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2018 00:18:58 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK

Attention:



I am Aaron Daniel Mminele, deputy governor South African Reserve bank.



This is to bring to your notice that we have an unclaimed fund belonging to you in Reserve bank. Several attempts have been made in the past to get you claim the fund, but to no avail.



The total amount of the fund is R126,000,000.00. Are you aware of the fund?



To claim the fund, you are required to confirm the following information for immediate processing and release of your fund to you:



1, NAME AND CURRENT ADDRESS.
2, AGE AND OCCUPATION.
3, CELL PHONE NUMBER.
4, PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS IF ANY.



I await your immediate response.



Yours Sincerely.



Aaron Daniel Mminele.
Deputy Governor, South African Reserve bank.
Accounting, Banking and Finance.






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