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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <a.a.darfoor@zoho.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:53:45 -0700
Subject: subject important,

June.13.2019,
 
Dear. Sir/Madam
 
My proposal is very important to me hence I would plead that you treat the contents of this letter with the highest level of confidentiality and decorum and as I am convinced that this project will be of immense benefit to both us.
 
 
I am a Financial Adviser to Mr Rajesh “Tony” Gupta a wealthy Indian businessman with stakes in mining and various businesses in South Africa and the director of Mabengela Investments. It is unfortunate that South African Banks enviously blocked all the Bank Accounts of my client because of some unproven allegations.
 
But my client has a US$ account with the Standard Chartered Bank Plc. which he opened through an Escrow Agent and luckily, this account is unknown to the South African banks as it was opened through an Escrow Agent. The sum that is stashed in this account is $74,550,000.00(Seventy with indefinite interest.
 
 
As the financial Adviser to Mr Rajesh “Tony” Gupta, I have just been instructed by my Client to facilitate the transfer of the fund out of the shores of South Africa. I therefore contacting you to assist me to receive this fund ($74,550,000.00), and as the financial Adviser to Mr Rajesh “Tony” Gupta,
 
I will take care of all the relevant documents that may be required during the progression of the transfer. I am contacting you to assist me receive the fund in your bank account before the account is frozen/blocked by the Standard Chartered Bank.
 
I therefore seeking your consent to endorse you as the beneficiary of the fund hence all the documents proving the legitimacy and authenticity of the fund are under my possession. At the end of the transaction, you will keep 40% of the fund for your efforts, while the remaining 60% will be kept for my client Mr Rajesh “Tony” Gupta.
 
Further details will be divulged to you once I receive a favourable response from you.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mr Peter .Shabangu
Email:info.f.adviser@safrica.com        

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