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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: ADEL ARIF <adelarif86@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adelarif7@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 06:30:29 +0100
Subject: Investment Proposal

Sir/Ma


I humbly wish to seek your assistance in matter that is very important
and needs utmost trust and confidence.


I am Dr.Adel Arif., a close confidant of one of South African most
powerful family.The wife of former top Government official, a gold
magnet (Original owner of Kruger Gold Co).i.e. Late Chief Bamunga
Sango Mbeki, former
Junior Minister of Mines and Power Federal republic of South Africa.


Unfortunately, he died soon after handing over because the new
government wanted to probe his activities while in office for
financial appropriations. Presently, all his foreign and local account
was frozen and their assets confiscated.


The wife wishes to move out of South Africa the sum of US$42Million
she wishes to invest the aforementioned sum in viable investment
overseas. For obvious reasons, my client does not want to place this
fund with
established financial institution with the family name for security
reasons. It is her desire that the deal be handled as quietly as
possible without possibility of any leakage to public or government.


She has therefore empowered me to find and negotiate for a reliable
and trustworthy foreigner who can assist to invest the fund properly
for the
family. If you agree to act as a fund manager for my client and the
family, I shall release the sum of US$42Million to you if you with a
private
security company coded and lodged in with a fictitious name.


Upon a favorable response from you, I shall let you know of the steps
involved.


1 Your full names

2 Your present contact address.

3 Your telephone & Fax numbers.

4 Your Occupations/age/sex.

5 Your Private Email Address.

Your commission shall be down payment of 15% of the total sum, that is
US$6.3 and annual 10% of the after tax returns on investment for the
first 5 years.

Thereafter, the terms shall be re-negotiated. If you are capable and
willing to participate in this transaction contact me through my above
email for a heart to heart discussion, less I look for someone else.


Regards.
Dr.Adel Arif.

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