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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: KJT KJT <ktryfh88@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:26:00 +0200
Subject: ROFITABLE PROPOSAL


*FROM: MR. DAVID JAMES*

*JOHANNESBURG *

*REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA*
*TEL: +27-*638-622-292

*EMAIL: info.davidjames.consultant@yandex.com
<info.davidjames.consultant@yandex.com>*







*URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE*

Good day,



My name is *David James {Mr.}, chief auditor of Ned Bank of South Africa
(NED Bank)* there is an account opened in this bank in 2018 and since 2019
nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old
files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it would be forfeited.



The owner of this account is Mr. Mathias .A. Dominic*,* a foreign national
and a miner at Kruger Gold Company. A geologist by profession who died in 2019
of corona virus complications. No one knows about this account or anything
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and the investigation
proves to me as well that his company does not know anything about this
account and the amount in the account at the moment is Thirty Nine Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars *(US$39.500.000.00 Million
Dollars, Thirty Million United States Dollars) **for the purchase of mining
equipment.*



As the money is in United States Dollars I need a foreign partner/account
to transfer the money overseas hence I am contacting you. Please kindly
indicate and if so contact me on the above phone numbers to enable me
inform you on next step to take. There is no risk at all as all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. I need your full
co-operation to make this transaction work because the management is ready
to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information on
this account, which I will give you if you indicate your interest. I hope
you can handle such amount in strict confidence because this opportunity
will never come again in my life time. I need truthful person in this
business relationship because I don’t want to make any mistake and I need
your strong assurance and confidentiality. With my position now in the
office I can transfer this money to any reliable foreign account, with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in
your country for sharing.



All documents regarding this transaction will be destroyed once I receive
confirmation of the money in your account thus leaving no trace. I will
apply for annual leave to get visa immediately on confirmation of receipt
of fund into your designated account with appropriate clearance forms from
the Ministries and Foreign Exchange Departments. At the conclusion of this
business you will be given *25% *of the total amount, *70%* will be for me,
while *5%* will be for expenses that we might incur during the course of
this transaction.



Finally, if you are interested in the transaction, please send to me your
private mobile phone and fax numbers for easy communication including your
personal bank account details, where this money will be transferred (Your
Bank Name, Bank Address, Account Number, Account Holder’s Name, Bank
Branch, Identity Number, and Home Address.



Please kindly contact me on the above private phone numbers or email
address for security reasons, while I’m looking forward to receiving your
immediate reply by phone or email as soon as you receive this letter.



*Best regards,*



*David James {Mr.}*

*(Chief Auditor Ned Bank)*

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