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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: "FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <petersdorfffredrirck@yahoo.co.za>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 08:21:13 +0200
Subject: RE: THANK YOU AND BE BLESSED FOREVER

FROM THE DESK OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
(ACCOUNTS AND AUDITING DEPARTMENT)
D/L: +27-763-603-856
FAX: +27-86-558-7254


Dear friend,

This is not a hoax mail, I know you will be surprised to read my email; I got your contact from my search in your domain, Apart from being surprised you may be skeptical to reply back to me because based on What is going on the internet world, one has to be very careful because a lot of Scammers are out there to scam innocent citizens and this has made it very difficult for people to believe anything that comes through the internet but this is a different case.

And I hope it gets to you in good faith, my name are PETERSDORFF FREDRICK KLARK JR, and the last son of former president F.W. D. KLARK of south Africa and now the executive director account audit department, in a well known bank here in South Africa, because of security reason I will not be able to disclosed my bank details now, but upon your respond.

It came to my notice, that on the last auditing we held on November last year, there was a long time deposit discovery of $13, 500,000.00 which belong to one Mr. Zhang Wei Lee, of 38 bruma way, east gate Jonesburg. And was a mining merchant & treasury of Chinese marketers association china village Johannesburg, and also were a registered investor with South African Mining Corporation, with investor’s reference no: SAF/MM/INV1833/2005-GP, allocated to his company Banqingshe pty ltd, and were also married to late Mrs. Yolanda Zhang.

Upon our findings and investigation; we found out that Mr. & Mrs. Zhang Wei Lee died 4 years ago on armed robbery attack, also every attempt to locate any of their close relations in the above address prove abortive. And Presently few top boss in the bank want to share the money among themselves, that’s why I intend to look for an honest person, whom I can trust, serious and capable to handle this transfer and that I will present to the bank as the beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written “will’’ I will guide you all through the claim procedure by providing all relevant information and in your decisions and response to the bank management.

All the papers documents will be processed, upon your acceptance. You should be able to handle this transaction very well and confidently, as this transaction is made to last for 14 working days if you are serious and after submitting of claiming documents.

Please should you be of interest; kindly contact me as all it required is to change your names as the beneficiary with other affidavit which I will take care off. Provide me your bank account and your full details that I will use to effect changes in the beneficiary file, I will guild you through the process until the money is paid into the account and you draw it as we will share as agreed. I will give you full details and offer 30% of the total money as your assistance upon your respond.

Thank you

(MR) PETERSDORFF FREDRICK KLARK JR








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