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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: <o21@hotchocingo.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <trevabrahams@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:50:57 -0800
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT !!!!!



Hello, My name is Mr Trevor Abrahams, I work with a commercial bank in Joha=
nnesburg; I got your contact details from your country's business directory=
and I decided to contact you because presently I am in desperate need of a=
trust worthy foreign person for this proposal. On June 7, 2006, a foreign =
mining contractor with the South Africa Mining Corporation, Mr Katsu Akihik=
o opened a fixed deposit account valued at $6,360,000.00 (Six Million Three=
hundred and Sixty Thousand United States Dollars) for 24 calendar months i=
n my branch. Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwardin=
g address but got no reply; after a month, we sent another reminder and fin=
ally we discovered from his contract employers that he died with his entire=
family is Japan Tsunami disaster of 11th of March 2011. On further investi=
gation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to =
trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigatio=
n and discovered that he did not declare any other next of kin or relatives=
in all of his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in =
my bank and his fund is still afloat and no one will ever come forward to c=
laim it. According to South Africa Law, at the expiration of 10 (Ten) years=
, the money will revert to the ownership of the South Africa Government if =
nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will =
like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr Akihiko so tha=
t the fund can be transferred to you as his rightful next of kin. At your r=
esponse signifying your interest in this proposal, I shall provide you with=
more details on how we will transact this proposal; I shall use my positio=
n at the bank to ensure that the fund is successfully transferred into any =
bank account that you will provide as the next of kin to the late account o=
wner. After the fund has been successfully transferred into your bank accou=
nt,we shall share in the ratio of 60% for me, 35% for you and 5% to reimbur=
se/cover any expenses that will incur in the cause of this project. Please =
note that this transaction is100% risk free as all modality has been worked=
out to ensure the smooth and successful transfer of the fund into your ban=
k account; do observe utmost secrecy in this transaction considering the so=
urce of the fund. Kindly write me through the above stated email address if=
my proposal arouse your interest, you can also call me on my phone number =
anytime of the day. Best regards Mr Trevor Abrahams Phone: +27 634545641

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