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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: Barnard Chibogo <barnardchibogoza@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infobchibogo@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:26:43 +0700
Subject: Good Day


Good Day,

I am a mining services consultant. I am 46 years old male (I shall provide
you with more details on my background later). I have worked for South Africa
department of mineral and energy as project director and now ESCOM. At the
moment, I am a consultant for several mining companies advising them on
liquefied natural gas exports and storage but the government wants me to be
the new spoke person of South African airways (SAA)


The South Africa economy has witnessed a steady growth since the end of
Apartheid. Within the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources where I worked as
director of Auditing and Project Implementation, Mining and Quarrying alone
contributes 12.3% GDP (R25.9Billion), Gold made up R19.9Billion of the yearly
export while Base metals and other mineral products contribute R6.7Billion and
R5.0Billion respectively. This figure excludes Diamond, which is quoted
separately.

The Government has continuously strived to improve and maintain good
relationship with foreign governments and Non-Governmental financial agencies
by ensuring payments for all debts owed to foreign contractors. As a matter of
fact, the Government has sponsored several trade delegations overseas to
improve and attract foreign investments to South Africa.

I write, asking for your indulgence in re-profiling funds to tune of Forty-
Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$45.7) which we
want to keep safely overseas under your supervision. In other words, we would
like you to receive the said funds on our behalf. The Funds were derived over
time from a project awarded to a foreign firm by my Department, and presently
the actual contract cost have been paid to the original project executors,
leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principle
obtained approval to remit overseas.


Currently, as a Director of Projects at The Department of Minerals & Energy
here in Pretoria, though I?m in UK for a short holiday because my family are
also here. We have the authority and approval of my partners involved in this
transaction to compensate you with 25% for your participation.


This endeavor has a minimal risk factor on your part provided you treat it
with the utmost discretion. You are advised to back for further clarification.

I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.

Engr. Barnard Chibogo
Director, Project Implementation.
Email: infobchibogo@yandex.com
TEL: +27 84 377 8513



Good Day,

I am a mining services consultant. I am 46 years old male (I shall provide
you with more details on my background later). I have worked for South Africa
department of mineral and energy as project director and now ESCOM. At the
moment, I am a consultant for several mining companies advising them on
liquefied natural gas exports and storage but the government wants me to be
the new spoke person of South African airways (SAA)


The South Africa economy has witnessed a steady growth since the end of
Apartheid. Within the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources where I worked as
director of Auditing and Project Implementation, Mining and Quarrying alone
contributes 12.3% GDP (R25.9Billion), Gold made up R19.9Billion of the yearly
export while Base metals and other mineral products contribute R6.7Billion and
R5.0Billion respectively. This figure excludes Diamond, which is quoted
separately.

The Government has continuously strived to improve and maintain good
relationship with foreign governments and Non-Governmental financial agencies
by ensuring payments for all debts owed to foreign contractors. As a matter of
fact, the Government has sponsored several trade delegations overseas to
improve and attract foreign investments to South Africa.

I write, asking for your indulgence in re-profiling funds to tune of Forty-
Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$45.7) which we
want to keep safely overseas under your supervision. In other words, we would
like you to receive the said funds on our behalf. The Funds were derived over
time from a project awarded to a foreign firm by my Department, and presently
the actual contract cost have been paid to the original project executors,
leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principle
obtained approval to remit overseas.


Currently, as a Director of Projects at The Department of Minerals & Energy
here in Pretoria, though I?m in UK for a short holiday because my family are
also here. We have the authority and approval of my partners involved in this
transaction to compensate you with 25% for your participation.


This endeavor has a minimal risk factor on your part provided you treat it
with the utmost discretion. You are advised to back for further clarification.

I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.

Engr. Barnard Chibogo
Director, Project Implementation.
Email: infobchibogo@yandex.com
TEL: +27 84 377 8513


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