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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: "Alex moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fafa1850@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:57:29 +0200
Subject: Treat As urgent and get back to me immediately

From: Mr. Alex Moore

The Director of Foreign Remittance Department.

South Africa Reserve bank.

Pretoria, South Africa.


Good day, Please accept my sincere apology if my mail does not meet your business or personal ethics.


I have the honored confidence to introduce to you this business in view of the fact that you are trustworthy and reliable.


I am Mr. Alex Moore the Director of Foreign Remittance Department This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact email address.


I got your address from the South Africa information and word on line.


We discovered an unclaimed sum of US$20 .000.000. (Twenty millions US Dollars) in a domiciliary account belonging to one of our customer Dutch citizen, (Mr. Kurt Kahle. Age 51) who died in a Plane Crash (Concorde Airlines Flight AF4590) with his 37-year-old Wife and Son Michael, aged eight, all died on Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK Please view this site and read it's content carefully.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


In the light of the above fact, honestly I need your assistance to open door to this opportunity by providing your account or any account of your choice either private / company’s account where the fund will be remitted.

Now i need you cooperation to claim this money because only someone from foreign country can stand as the beneficiary.And the Banking law stipulates that any money lying unclaimed for seven years will be transfered to federal government suspent account with RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA. I need you to achieve this great chance because i do not wish this money transfered to RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA because it will be shared among the top directors.


Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management is ready to welcome any person, a foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you immediately if you are interested and ready to conclude this transaction with me. I would be very much happy because my retirement is at hand and I cannot leave the money with the bank and you should bear in mind that we shall meet face to face for sharing of this money in your country.


I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act as regards to this transaction and ready to receive this fund in your account.


This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.


Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply.


I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down and I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 50% plus expenses , 50% will be for me. Please i want you to be honest with me because this money is a golden opportunity for you and i do not want to loose it.


Before you contact the bank Director to apply for this money I have to create a file for you now as the next of kin to this money.Because if you contact the bank and they check the Central Computer of the bank.And your name is not there as the next of kin to Late Mr. Kurt Kahle the bank will doubt you.


Furthermore after the whole processsing of the fund in your name you will need to contact the bank which i shall give you the contact information and the required proofs which you shall offer the bank as the heir and you will apply for the transfer of the fund to your bank account.


After you might have applied for the release of the said fund and as soon as your letter reach the desk of the director an official and professional responce will be given to your letter of application.And official verification will be followed to screen your information contained in your application letter in the bank central computer and i assure you that your information will be met in the bank central computer as the next of kin, beneficiary and claimant of the said fund.


As soon as you are been confirmed as the next of kin , the bank director will give you an official invitation to come down to South Africa because there are valuable and vital governmental certificate and banking documents that required your original signature which you are to sign here in South Africa originally as the beneficiary of the fund before the release of the fund could be effected.


In this case i will advise you to apply for the documents to be send to you by courier service at your own cost meaning that you will have to pay the courier fee that may be charged by the bank to enable the industry send you the documents due to your inability to come down to South Afica to sign the documents. If this is agreed by you I want you to state it clearly in your reply .

Immediately you apply for the documents to be sent to you by courier service the bank director will ask you to send the courier fee and as soon as you send the courier fee the whole documents will be sent to you by courier service and you will have these documents signed originally in accordance with the bank procedure after you finish to sign the documents the fund will be released to your account in the next 24hours.


As soon as you receive the money in ur bank account, i shall take my leave to your country for my own share of the money and i shall settle down in country & invest there.

Note that your utmost confidentiality as regards this transaction is required. You are to keep it top secret and confidential matters for us to progress,achieve our aims and finally for security reason.


Furnish me with the following:

Full Name:

Residential Address:

Nationality:

Country of resident:

Age:

Occupation:

Phone number:

Fax number:


Immediately i receive the above details, I will make the official application of claim as the next of kin and beneficiary of the fund without wasting time.


Please reply me back on this my private email address below:::


My Private Email Address is : moore1860@yahoo.com, ghtg4242@gmail.com

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Alex Moore

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