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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. BONGANI MSIZI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrcharlesssemakula@ravemail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:01:47 +0200
Subject: Please treat as urgent

CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL.

Dear Friend,

I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the Post Office were returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you via your e-mail address. I write to you based on a request by an investor who is urgent needs to relocate his assets into your country through your assistance. My name is Mr. Charles Muganwa Ssemakula, an attorney/solicitor here in Kampala-Uganda. I am representing the interests of very wealthy investors mainly from East and North Africa. Due to the sensitivity of their position they hold in their organization and the unstable investment environment of their countries, they prefer to channel/move majority of their funds into more stable economies and developing nations where they can get good yield for their assets and its safety.

I will like us to discuss my proposal in details. My leader Mr. Riek Machar former Vice president of South Sudan has given me an instruction to move all his assets to a safer location from its present locations in Khartoum and Morocco, with the assistance of a foreign interest that is capable and can be trusted. This is coming in the heels of the ongoing Civil war in South Sudan (where he is a major player). Ever since his purported and unconstitutional removal by the sitting president Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit which resulting the ongoing civil war, his personal safety, assets and investments are no longer guaranteed under the sitting government. Read: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/18/south-sudan-sacked-vp-denies-plotting-coup or http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/2013/12/profile-south-sudan-riek-machar-20131230201534595392.html

I have been given the full authority to negotiate with you on the working
Terms, so long as you can demonstrate that you have the capacity to handle the project. I can be reached on phone here in Khartoum, but will like to keep the number discrete for now, until when I read from you. Do to nature of this mail all reply should be sent to only this email:

Please treat as urgent

Best Regards

Mr. Charles Muganwa Ssemakula
Personal Confidante

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