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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: "Micheal Jeremy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.michaels.jeremy@aol.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:52:57 +0200
Subject: ANGLO GOLD PROJECT.

Dear Sir/Madam
 
STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
 
I am Mr. Michael Jeremy, Director Project Implementation with Anglo American Platinum in South Africa and a member of the Contract Tenders Board (CTB) of the above corporation.
 
Your esteemed address was reliably introduced to me at the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry in my search for a reliable individual/company who can handle a strictly confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account. The amount of money involved is US$43, 000, 000, 00 (Forty Three Million United States Dollars) only.
 
This money has already been extracted from various contracts awarded by this corporation, as a result of over-invoicing masterminded by the concerned officials involved, this has been drafted to represent the final payment for a contract that has been executed to this corporation some years back. The money is now floating in the suspense account of one of the Financial Institution which I will disclose to you later awaiting for claim by any foreign partner which status we now want you to resume.
 
Now is the optimum period to consummate this fund, following the directive of President Republic of South Africa (Cyril Ramaphosa) to all ministries to settle all outstanding debts owed to both local and foreign contractors? In my last meeting with the Officials involved, it was unanimously agreed that 40% of the total sum will be given to you, 55% will be for us. Then 5% will cover our expenses which will come from our purse for the process of this transaction.
 
My reason for contacting you, is to solicit your candid assistance in collaborating with me through this consortium as a foreign company sub-contractor, to enable the facilitation of payment release of some lucrative contracts awarded to us and which has also been executed..
I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded every arrangement to protect the interest of everyone involved, Likewise all modalities for the successful transfer of this fund have been worked out with Department of Finance and the Financial institution to facilitate the remittance of this fund to your designated account within 120 hours after your claim has been approved.
 
Every of your involvement with me on this collaboration, will be transparent and as all we need to do is have your company as a foreign sub-contracting partner company to our consortium to legitimize the total contract amount which will include the over invoiced portion.
 
Full details of this opportunity will be unfolded to you, including the amounts involved once I have a positive indication of your willingness to collaborate with me through our consortium in facilitating the payment release.
 
However, I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction, more importantly, that you will keep this transaction very confidential so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by the Government of South Africa. If this proposal is of interest to you, then kindly contact me via my email address first before we open oral communication. Please treat this information as confidential.
 
Best Regards
Mr. Micheal Jeremy

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