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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27844367493 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- cyrilradebe1960@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: right time <righttime2@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <cyrilradebe1960@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 11:12:47 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT HELP

>From Desk of: Dr. Cyril Radebe

TEL: +27-844-367-493

EMAIL: cyrilradebe1960@gmail.com

#45 Eden-Vale Street, Sandton

Johannesburg South Africa

ATTENTION: (CEO).

DEAR Sir/Madam

This email is personally directed to
you for your consideration alone, I request that it remain and be treated as
such only. My name is Dr. Cyril Radebe; I am a senior government
official in the department of works and housing of the Republic of South Africa
and the chairman of the board in charge of the award, execution and supervision
of all contracts in the Ministry of works and Housing. In 2008, I
personally monitored and supervised the award of contracts for the supply of
building materials and construction of ultra modern shopping complexes and
medium / low cost housing units in the Eastern Cape, North and Eastern areas of
the Natal province.

Myself and two of my colleagues, serving in the board, deliberately inflated
and over invoiced the contract sum, leaving an excess of US$60,500,000.00
(Sixty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars). At the
completion of the contract, the real contract sum was paid to the original
contractors, leaving the excess, which we reported to the federal Government
that it belonged to the sub-contractor that handled part of the original
contract. But the company we submitted as the beneficiary was a non-existing
foreign company, which was a purported attempt by us to divert the money for
our private use. I do not intend to mince words with you, I have to tell you
the truth; this is a deal but it is 100% risk-free and genuine because
the contract has been perfectly and genuinely executed and completed. It
depends on whether you are interested or not. Right now this amount is due for
payment and is floating in the treasury not attached to anyone/company. We are
only three people who know the origin of this fund. But we cannot claim it by
ourselves because we are civil servants therefore we are looking for a
trustworthy foreign company / individual whose name we can use to claim the
money.

This is strictly a
business deal, but it is 100% risk-free and secure because we will use
our official positions to source all the necessary approvals to reflect that
You/your Company genuinely executed and completed the contract. All necessary
arrangements have been put in place in all the relevant departments for
immediate approval of this payment.

For your co-operation, we have agreed to offer you 25 % of the entire amount
on conclusion of the transaction while 75% will be for us. Please if you
are interested in this proposal, I want you to respond back
immediately through this email address, cyrilradebe1960@gmail.com or Telephone
number above for further information and directives. This transaction is
expected to be completed within 14 working days and is highly confidential and
discreet.

Thank you for your co-operation. Your urgent reply is awaited.

Best Regards,

DR. Cyril Radebe

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