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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: Frank Sabul <sabulfrank981@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:27:47 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEWS.

From: Mr. Frank Sabula
Private Phone: +27837606151

(URGENT
CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL).

Good Day,

My name is MR. FRANK SABULA a South Africa Citizen, and I am the
assistance Chief Operating Officer in accounting Unit of my Bank
branch with Standard Bank of South Africa. However, for over (10)
Years ego an account was opened here in my bank branch by one of my
costumer in the name of Mr. Pieter Johannes a German Citizen, who was
into Mining and sells of precious stones here in South Africa.

Mr. Pieter Johannes made a numbered time fixed Deposit amounting to
$3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) for Twelve
(12) Calendar Months in my Bank branch standard bank of South Africa
and since 2010, this account has never be operated again.

Upon maturity, as his banker I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a Month, I sent a reminder
and finally I discovered from his contract employers, that Mr. Pieter
Johannes is no longer on Earth, because he died with his immediate
family members on a plane crash that occurred in Libya on the 12th of
May 2010, and below is a link for your view.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/world/middleeast/13libya.html

The said fund is still in my Bank branch, and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of Each Year. Now the
fund is $8,500,000.00 (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars)
because of the accumulated interest, and in accordance with South
Africa Government Law, at the expiration of 11 (Eleven) Years, the
money will be reverted back to the ownership of the Government of
South Africa as unclaimed funds.

Consequently, I want to present you as the next of Kin to this late
customer, and the funds will be transferred to your bank account, and
after the successful transfer of the funds, I will come over to your
country to meet with you for the sharing, and the fund will be shared
in the ratio of 50% for me, 40% for you and 10% to cover our expenses
after the deal.

Please include your personal private phone numbers for a voice talk,
and reply me through the above email. Please find my private telephone
as stated above for easy communication.

Best regards,

Mr. Frank Sabula
(Chief Operating Officer).

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