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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: "Mr. Peter Cole" <drcolepeter001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 16 19:20:10 GMT
Subject: NOTICE: I need your urgent partnership and assistance. Please read...
Dear Partner,
I am a staff of one of the leading banks in my Country I am writing you today to ask for your indulgence in re-profiling funds from South Africa. We would like to keep these funds under your supervision. I am actually contacting you as a foreigner and because this funds cannot be approved to any local Bank here in South Africa, because the funds are in US Dollars and the owner of the account where the money is presently lodged is Dr. George Brumley from America who died since 2003 in an air crash along with his families... wife & Daughter in 2003 with other passengers on board.
MY PROPOSAL... I am proposing 40% of the money for you for your assistance and aprtnership while my colleagues and I will receive 50% and the remaining 10% will be earmarked for purposes of taxation in your country and here in South Africa.
Please if you are interested kindly forward to me the following information's stated below:
(1) Your direct telephone number
(2) Your direct fax number
(3) Your Full Names
(4) Your age
(5) Your Country of Origin
(6) Your Residential Address
All that is require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through accordingly and respectively. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.
Your reply should indicate your willingness to assist and partner with us in re-profiling the said funds. I will send you all the detailed information and documents that you will need to start and process an application for the claims of the said funds.
I look forward towards to a good business relationship with you.
Regards.
Mr. Peter Cole
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