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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: "MR ROLAND NOBLE" <financialintelligencecentre@aim.com>
Reply-To: <noblekroland@y7mail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 18:27:34 +0200
Subject: RE: BANK INFORMATION UPDATE

MR ROLAND NOBLE
2 EXCHANGE SQUARE SANDTON JOHNESSBURG.
D/L: +27-763-603-856

Dear friend,

I hope it gets to you in good faith, my name are MR ROLAND NOBLE of accounts & auditing department, in a well known commercial bank here in South Africa, because of security reason I will appeal to you not to disclosed my proposal offer details to anyone, as I need your partnership to stand as a beneficiary.
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 Late MR. RAAKAD KUIT, a Dutch national, Executive director of Eugen oil South Africa also an oil contractor who was resident in Libya.

Upon our findings and investigation; that MR. RAAKAD KUIT died along with his wife and only daughter 2 years ago. They were among the passengers of AFRIQIYAH AIRLINE from OR THAMBO AIRPORT Johannesburg to TRIPOLI LIBYA that crashed on 12th may 2010 on Tripoli landing runner away airport. You can view the crash information:http://www.abcnews.go.com/Travel/dutch-child-lone-survivor-libya-plane-crash/story?id=10623632.
I intend looking for an honest person like you, whom I can trust, serious and that I will stand to the bank as the beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written “will’’ I will guide you all through the claiming procedure by providing all relevant information and response to the bank management. You should be confident as your present is not required on this transaction and I will guild you through the process until the money are paid to your account and we share it as agreed. I will give you 50% and take 50% of the total sum as your assistance and upon your respond I will give you more details. It is safe explanatory.

Thank you

(MR) ROLAND NOBLE


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