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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: "Dr.Cyril Paul" <drcyrilpaul06@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:11:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MORE DETAILS


My Dear VICTIMNAME,

Thanks for your mail, I want you to understand that this transaction is real,100% Risk free and will be very successful when the both of us co-operate and have trust and confidence in each other.I am most grateful at the sincerity and honesty in your reply and i am also praying that you will have that same trust and honesty in me for us both to succeed as that is the bedrock to the success of our transaction.

I understand all you said and i am assuring you that i have put all modalities in place to claim this fund without any hitches after looking for the late depositor's relative to no avail.This fund is real and it laying in my bank as i am talking to you and with my position i wll do all within my powers to get this fund approved in your name as the inheritor/beneficiary of the fund.I will forward all documents concerning this transactons as long as you are honest and wont betray me immediately our fund is in your full possession.This you have to assure me with all your heart.

My bank management do not know about my involvement as i will only present your details to my bank board during her normal bank executive board meeting where i will have to convince them that i have found the sole beneficiary/inheritor of the late depositor's fund and convince them with relevant document at my disposal that i will prepare with your informations for them to assent their approval of your name as the rightful beneficiary of the fund without asking much questions.

Meanwhile my full name is Dr.Cyril Ramaphosa Paul, I am the Regional Computing Auditor of (STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH(SBG). I am 52 yrs.I have been a banker for 27yrs now after obtaining my Dr Degree from a South African university in the field of finance.

I live at our standard banking staff quarters here in Johanessburg.I have a wife and 4 children.My wife is a school teacher.Concerning this fund deposited in my Bank for long without a written specified inheritor/ next of kin.

The Original depositor of this sum $34M dollars has been dead for long, following my bank research to get to the relations of this late Depositor (MR DANIEL B JONES) Yielded no result to the Executive Borad Of Directors of my Bank.I have now decided to contact a foreigner which is you to understand about this transaction and lets invest this money overseas through the release of this fund in your name as the new Beneficiary to the late Depositor.

I will present details of yours to my Executive Board Directors of my Bank that you are the Original Inheritor/Beneficiary of this fund for their approval after they will send an application to the Reserve Bank Of South Africa (RSBSA) for final approval and the release of the fund in your name as the Rightful Beneficiary/Inheritor of the fund.

With these Step,you and I can have this money and invest it together as a joint venture and also help the less priviledged in the society and also donating some part of my share to those affected in the Natural desasters across the globe and also those affected in the Ethnic crisis in Sub-saharan Africa,I have promised GOD that i must do this immediately this fund is released to you and in our full possession.I will be sending to you a copy of my picture in my next mail to you for you to know who you are dealing with.And also expecting your picture too for me to know you better.

Before we move to the next step. These below information’s is necessary for preparation of this transaction in my Bank which are follows:

1.YOUR FULL REAL NAME AND AGE: This is important for the change of original late depositors name to yours as the newly inheritor of this sum $34M.

2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/RESIDENCE.

3.OCCUPATION AND STATUS.

4.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

5.ACCOUNT NUMBER.

You have to send me this neccesary information immediately for me to start all the processing of the documents in your favour.

God Bless you.
Best Regards,
Dr.Paul




I apologize for the late reply.
Last year I received an email about an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire. Even though I paid almost £2500 ($5000) in fees to Barrister Eze, I have not yet received the money.
I don't want to get burnt again.
Can I really trust you?
VICTIMNAME
Harrow, London


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