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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.Handile Kamanga" <schola03@att.net>
Reply-To: handilekamanga@gala.net
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 07:09:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: URGENT DEAL:FOR YOUR PERSONAL ATTENTION




YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS NEEDED TO EXECUTE THIS URGENT DEAL.
 
Dear friend,
 
You may have received proposals in the internet sometime or not but whatever maybe the case, please treat this as strictly separate from whatever you might have received or dealt with as I have sourced your contact details via Corporate Personality Enquiry in the search Net and decided to contact you one-on-one. I am a staff of a Security Company in South Africa and my name is Mr.Handile Kamanga. I realize we have not met each other before, but sometimes in life, luck and fate plays a role in two people meeting from no where to become life or business partners. 
 
Before I explain further, I want to assure you that this is absolutely safe deal that cannot have any backlash during and after its execution. Please treat this matter as strictly private and confidential even if you are not interested in co-operating with me after reading.
 
During our Auditing and trade profit and Loss account/balance sheet of our Security and Storage Company, South Africa, it was discovered from the records of our consignment deposits that a consignment with reference No. CSC0376/PXP-NDN/9487/96) lodged in our safe storage has been there for too long without the owner coming forward to retrieve it nor showing up to settle his accumulated debts due for safe keeping of the consignment.
   
Our Directors have instructed that we find out the owner and ask for retrieval of the consignment and payment of outstanding debts or they confiscate the consignment. From every studies and indications, we found-out that the consignment belongs to one deceased (Mr Mohammed Aghawal of Pakistan) who died in jail for drug trafficking offence. Then I decide to confidentially unlock the box and ascertained that it contained raw cash in U.S Dollars. I found a signed document in the consignment mentioning that underneath content is $9,000, 000 (Nine Million U.S Dollars cash!) I have discussed with my Assistant Manager to find a way to handle the transportation of this consignment to any one which we will present his/her information as the Next of Kin to the deceased Pakistani drug lord who died in jail
 
If you are interested in co-operating with me receive this consignment directly to your address/door step, provide me with the below details:-
  
[1] Your Full Name
[2] Your Phone No.
[3] Your Address for Delivery
 
As soon as the above information is received, we shall commence necessary documentation/paperwork that will enable a Diplomatic freight of the consignment to your destination. When you received the consignment, we shall disburse fund on the following manners:-
33% for you.
33% for Me
33% for my Assistant Manager
1% for any expenditure to be reimbursed prior to allocation of agreed percentage to each party including paying the Diplomat for his services.
 
Contact me via my email, fax or telephone for further conversation on how to proceed immediately.
EMAIL: handilekamanga@gala.net
Telephone +Fax: +27 86 539 5952
Telephone +Tel: +27 
Please treat this matter as strictly private and confidential even if you are not interested in co- Operating with me.

NOTE: If for any reason you don’t prefer delivery to your address, then I can make arrangements to facilitate bank to bank wire transfer to your account.

 
Yours Truly,
 
Mr.Handile Kamanga




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