419 scam: "South African Reserve Bank"<sarb.jhb1@superposta.com> Kindly read the Good News and get back to us urgently.

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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:

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:
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "South African Reserve Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sarb.jhb@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 05:24:50 -0800
Subject: Kindly read the Good News and get back to us urgently.

South African Reserve Bank
Physical Address: Ntemi Piliso Street 5th February 2015
Johannesburg
2001
South Africa
011 240 700

Complement of the day and Happy New Year to you and your family.

Before proceeding to the main reason of contacting you, l will use this medium to introduce myself. My name is Mr. Lesetja Kganyago and am the new appointed Governor of the South African Reserve bank with effect on 8th November 2014 after Ms. Gill Macus hence you can referto the link below: http://www.southafrica.info/news/sa-reservebank-gov.htm#.VNNB2CxRNkg

This official Letter is served in respect of your long over-due fund which you have been finding very difficult to receive through a Bank Draft, Bank to Bank Wire Transfer and Installment Payment arrangements due to the several fee(s)/document(s) being requested by my predecessor Ms. Gill Macus.

A meeting was held last weekend at our Office as to the problem surrounding the Remittance of your fund, and after all deliberation, l used my position as the new Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and instructed that your fund should be loaded into a worldwide
accessible ATM Visa Card because l was made to understand that my predecessor was making things very difficult for you due to her corrupt/dubious intentions

We have waited for you to get in contact with us for your ATM Visa Card worth the total sum of $5,600.000.00. (Five Million, Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars), Which you can withdraw at any ATM Machine in your location Worldwide, with maximum daily limit amount of
USD$10,000.00 (Ten Thousand United States Dollars) equivalent. Note that the delivery charges of your ATM VISA CARD has already being paid by my office.

The only fee to be paid here is the once off Security Keeping Fee and Insurance Clearance, which is to be paid due to your delay in contacting this office for claim of your ATM VISA CARD. The Security Keeping and the Insurance Clearance fee will cost you a token of
US$99 and this is the only charges you are authorized to Pay as there is no HIDDEN CHARGES require for any reason to have your ATM VISA CARD completely insured and delivered to your residential address for daily withdrawal. All you need to do is to get back to this office with immediate effect so that we can send your ATM VISA CARD to you via an express delivery services.

Kindly re-confirm your full details to us for verification, and make sure your residential address is provided correctly, to avoid any atom of mistake during delivery process of your ATM VISA CARD.

(1) Your Full Name ..................
(2) Full Residential Address.............(P.O.BOX NOT ALLOWED)
(3) Direct and Current Phone ...........
(4) Nationality ..........................
(5) Present Country ................

As soon as your details are submitted and the above mentioned once off payment of $99 is made, we shall ensure the immediate delivery of your ATM VISA CARD. Your Safety is 100% Guaranteed.

Thanks for your maximum co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Lesetja Kganyago
Governor
South African Reserve Bank (SARB)

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