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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: "Mr. Matt Johnson" <testing@pestech.com.my>
Reply-To: "johnsonmatt640@yahoo.com.hk" <johnsonmatt640@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 05:39:22 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: Proposal


Dear Friend)

My name is Mr. Matt Johnson the Accounts manager department. In one of the in bank South Africa, I need your urgent assistant in transfer the sum
of $40.8m Forty point eight Million United States dollars only)immediately into your accounts. This is an abandoned fund that belongs to
our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in a car crash in December 2008

I was fortunate to come across the deceased file. During our official Audit/review of our esteemed customers’ files under the 2012 financial
Audit returns order, because the new South African financial rule and regulations, Stipulated that any unclaimed fund within the period of 4years will be re-vote and transfer into the bank treasury as tax after profit.

Meanwhile I have made several efforts to locate the decease customer family or next of kin. But all out effort prove unsuccessful,So it was due to this dramatic turn of event, is why I have decided to contact you as a foreigner as to present you to our bank as the next of kin to the deceased customer.

So you can help claim the fund and there after we can share the fund.I assure you that this transaction is 100% ligament and risk free. I will offer 40% of the fund in respect of all your assistance, 10% will be for repaying back of any expenses that will be made during this transferring,while 50% will be for me If this offer interests you kindly send the information stated below, as it will be use to register your name in our bank data base as the next of kin/ rightful beneficiary of the fund

Your Full Name.............................Your 2)
Sex........................... Your Age.......................

Your Country...............Passport /driving license................Your
Occupation.................... ..

Your Personal Mobile Phone Number................... Fax
Number....................

Reply me as soon as possible so that I will let you know the next step and the procedures to fellow in order to fellow up this transaction immediately.

I expect to receive your urgent reply

Yours faithfully
Mr. Matt Johnson

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