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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: Elizabeth Peters <peterselizabeth5@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 02:13:07 +0200
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

Hello My Dear,



Firstly, let me start by introducing myself as *MRS. ELIZABETH DIPUO
PETERS,* I am visually impaired Widow, a mother of two children and former
Premier of the Northern Cape Province (22 April 2004 - 10 May 2009) under
the auspices of the President of South Africa, *Mr. Thabo Mbeki*, and now
elected as a Minister of Energy of the Republic of South Africa since 11
May 2009. Under the auspices of the new President of South Africa, *Mr.
Jacob Zuma*.



I got your contact curtsey in our foreign information exchange in South
Africa on a personal request in search of a reliable and trustworthy
foreign individual, though we have not met before, After due deliberation
with my children, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing
as a beneficiary to the sum of *US$30.5M ( Thirty Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only*) You can view my profile at My(
*http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id24
<http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id24>* ) *MRS. ELIZABETH
DIPUO PETERS* and read about me, My husband *Mr. John N.Peters *died during
Apartheid war in South Africa in 1986,After his death I discovered that he
had some funds in a dollar account which amounted to the sum of *US$30.5M*
with a security and finance institution in South Africa of which I will
divulge information to you when I get your full consent and support to go
for a change of beneficiary and subsequent transfer of the funds into you a
comfortable and conducive account of your choice, and my late husband
kept this
fund for a purpose of foreign investment for my children.



This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract which he
executed with the Government of South Africa.



I am offering you 20% of the principal sum which amounts *to
US$6,100.000.00 (Six million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
Only*) and 5% will be for any expenses that both of us may Incure in this
transaction. And another 5%will go for Motherless babes home. However, you
have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you
will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter
of urgency send me email immediately for more details.

Please reply to this email : peterselizabeth8@gmail.com



Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute confidentiality
of this transaction.



My regards to your family.



*MRS. ELIZABETH DIPUO PETERS*

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