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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: Anita Few <global@coordinationrurale.fr>
Reply-To: Anita Few <anitafew@workmail.co.za>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 12:55:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Information




12.00



From:
The Desk of Group General Manager

Amalgamated
Bank of South Africa (Absa Bank)

45
Rivonia Road Sandton Johannesburg

South
Africa



Attn: Sir/Madam,



This
is a personal email directed to you and I will like
you to treat it as such. I am Group General Manager Amalgamated Bank of South
Africa (Absa) and personal accountant to my late
client who bears the same last name with you who died in plane crash in
2005. He has an investment bank account valued to the tune of (Eighteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) and the account is dormant
I have tried to locate any of his relative but all my effort is in vain.



Furthermore, Bank Board of Directors has mandated me to look for
next of kin hence I am his personal accountant and I want to present you as
next of kin to deceased person hence both of you share the same surname and he
die with his next of kin and I will use my virtue power as branch manager to
approve the fund on your behalf as next of kin to deceased person without
further investigations and the fund can be invested in your country into a
lucrative business venture.



Finally, this is 100% risk free business transaction that will
benefit both of us after the actualization of this transaction. I will offer
you 40% of the total money and 10% will be for any expenses that might occur
during the transfer and 50% will be for me. I could have done this business
alone but the fund cannot be approved with local bank and it can only be
approve for foreign account because my late client was a foreigner. I will like
to have your mobile number for easy communication in your reply.



Thanks
and looking ahead in hearing from you

Ms.
Anita Few

Email: anitafew@workmail.co.za

Group
General Manager (Absa bank)

Tel:
+27717647139





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