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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: "susan shabangu" <susansgabangu_8@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:58:29 -0700
Subject: thank you for your response

Dearest friend, I am Susan Shabangu, Ms the Deputy Minister of Safety and (former) Security of the Republic of South Africa . Considering my very strategic and influential position, I would want the transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible. I further want my identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the completion of the transaction. Hence my desire to have an overseas agent. I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree to act as my overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction. For my personal profile <http://mail.walla.com/?w=/@msg&fid=-1000&f=0&o=6&p=0&q=&id=1252547&prev=2566759&next=1184822> you can click the link below: <http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066> Please for further details contact me on my private email. susanshabangu9@walla.com <http://mail.walla.com/ts.cgi?tsscript=compose&to!
=susanshabangu_8@yahoo.co.uk Regards Ms. Susan Shabangu.



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