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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: "Edward Konta" <ednkosiauditors@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 05:59:50 -0700
Subject: Confidential

From: Mr. Edward Nkosi

Senior Manager,

Audit and Accounts Department,

Absa Bank of South Africa

Confidential Information

Attention: Sir/ Madam,

I am Edward Nkosi, The senior manager Audit & Accounts Department, Amalgamated Bank of South Africa, (Absa Bank South Africa). I am writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $6.450.000 (Six million, Four Hundred Fifty Thousand United States dollars) into your Company or personal accounts.

The above sum belongs to our deceased customer late YOUNG CAO EIJIE JIAN from South Korea who died along with his entire family auto crash. 2003 and since then the fund has been in a suspense account.

After my further investigation, I discovered that Mr. YOUNG CAO EIJIE JIAN died with his next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding South African banking institution stated that after the expiration of (10) years, if no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will be channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund. Because of the static of this transaction I want you to stand as the next of kin.


Our bank will accord you there cognition and have the fund transfer to your account.  The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for me, 40% for you and expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incur by both of us.

This transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund transfer to your account. If this proposal is accepted by you please urgently respond as quickly as possible for more details information.

 Am looking forward to hear from you for more detailed information, my email your reply to ednkosiauditors@gmail.com or you call me my telephone number +27 78 636 0099, I wait your call or your email.

Thanks with my best regards,

 

Mr. Edward Nkosi

+27 78 636 0099

email- ednkosiauditors@gmail.com

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