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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: "Peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smr956@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2023 18:37:25 +0700
Subject: waiting for your response

I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner; I found your email contact in the Trade Center Chambers of Commerce directory here in Nairobi Kenya. Firstly I would like to introduce myself, I am Dr. Eng. Peter Ochieng, MBS , I work with the Department  of Energy and Petroleum Resources as an Engineer in Pretoria South Africa.. With due respect and regards, I have decided to contact you regarding a contract awarded by the Government of South Africa  to a foreign firm at  year 2017 regarding PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA POWER STATION that currently generates 820mw of Hydro power  Worth US$ 25, 670,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS ONLY). The actual contract amount was US$20,000.000.00 but I used my position as the engineer responsible for the contract  to Over Invoiced the contract with the over invoiced amount of US$5,670.000.00 (Five Million Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand U.S Dol! ! lars )Only, since the contract h
If you are interested then contact me as soon as you get this message, so that we can use your details immediately  to process the approval  payment of the over invoiced money from Standard Bank Pretoria South Africa  here to your nominated bank account. Please because of my position in the government of South Africa I will like you to keep this transaction confidential and if you are not interested just forget about the transaction but if you are interested contact me back immediately.
NOTE. I want to inform you that the transaction is risk free because I will obtain all the necessary approval of the payment from the government of South Africa and Standard  Bank of South  African which I will forward to you for your record.
I will be waiting for your urgent response.
Thanks for your corporations and may God bless you and family
Yours faithfully
Dr. Eng. Peter Ochieng, MBS

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