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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: "Mines & Energy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chieffinancialofficer@optician.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:22:00 -0800
Subject: Investment Inquiry

From:Mrs.Yvonne Chetty
Cell No: +2778 941 8753
Chief Financial Officer/
Project Coordinator.

Good Day

In view of the urgent and private nature of our intentions to go into
a joint investment program with your establishment. I am soliciting
your humble attentions to this matter as we will like to discuss the
terms and conditions of your investment policies before we can
commence with the perfection of documentations that will assume this
venture the beneficiary of the investment funds.

As a Project Coordinator & Chief Financial officer in the Ministerial
Audit & finance committee on Mines & Energy in the Department of
Mineral Resources, Republic of South Africa responsible for awarding
and execution of contracts, These funds represent certain percentage
between our committee and a foreign contracting firm, which was
officially over-invoiced to the amount of US$50.7million only.As a
matter of urgency,please Kindly fill up the contract completion
payment application forms and return the copies back immediately for
the final approval and also the transfer will commence as soon as
possible.


Meanwhile,the most important thing is trust and honesty and also I
will advise you to keep the our investment program a top secret by you
for security reasons,meaning that this transaction is confidential for
security purpose,because thees fund is a family hope which we would
not like to lose.

I am waiting for your urgent response.
Best Regards,


Mrs.Yvonne Chetty
Cell No: +2778 941 8753
Chief Financial Officer/
Project Coordinator.

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