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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mr Jose Marcos <josemarcosmr@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 21:29:47 +0200
Subject: Assistance to The =?utf-8?b?R3VwdGHigJlz?= Family.



This Email may contain confidential or proprietary material for the
sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution or
disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the
intended recipient, or authorized to receive the information from the
recipient, please so advise the sender by reply email and delete all
electronic and printed copies of this message.

Dear Sir,

I believe that success depends on the support of other people. The
only hurdle between you and what you want to be is the support of
others. Unexpected sources of help come from unpredictable quarters to
the person who remain positive and enthusiastic. Therefore, I want to
trust you even as I never saw you before, hoping that you will be
trustworthy in this transaction. Trust is an important factor in any
business development. Though, the internet has been greatly abused by
persons I chose to reach you through it because it still remains the
fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is
unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. I also
guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all legal
implication.

My name is Jose Marcos, family personal and confidential assistance to
the Gupta’s family from South Africa. You may have had of the ongoing
search of the said Gupta brothers by the National prosecution
authority and new regime of the South African government, for their
part in looting state fund to the tune of over R81billion.Reading
about the Gupta’s family will bring you closer to this letter of
intent to you. Before the invention of the police on their family
residential properties last month, the said brother has already fled
out of the country with the son of President Jacob Zuma to UAE. While
I was packing their bags into their private jet I was instructed by
one of their wives who was so fun of me, with a vivid direction on
where to get a luggage and that i should send it out of the property
immediately or to her sister in India.

Which I truly find but behold the contact was $6.8 million dollars an
amount she kept hiding from her husband. Then I took the luggage to my
family house in rural village at KZN and few days later their house
was raided by the members of the police force and things were
confiscated ranging from exotic cars, money and also recovered was
20tons of elephant tusk. You can read more about the rise and fall of
this family in South Africa on visiting this site:-
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/gupta-fight-goes-to-dubai-20180331

Now am sourcing for a trusted and capable foreign partner like you, to
partner with me so that this money can be quietly transfer into your
bank account for a save keeping, which after I can come over to your
country by your invitation to invest it into a meaningful business.
Meanwhile because of the sever crackdown of anything linked to the
said family, I have successfully deposited the above said amount as a
trust fund with a security company that will help me ship this money
out of the country. Also note that money in such account will also be
questioned if allowed t stay for a very longer time than expected.

Consequently, upon acceptance of this proposal, I will give you
detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. The money
will be shared in the ratio: fifty percent (60%) for me, (30%) for
you, the remaining Ten (10%) will be kept to recover any expenses made
during the process of the transfer into your account which include
both our telephone bills.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my
position as the Bank's head of Auditors and the accounting officer to
secure approvals and

guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
On your reply include your
(1) Private telephone/faxNumber: ...........................................
(2) Your address: .....................................
(3)Your full name: ...................................
Awaiting your urgent reply.

Best regards,

Mr Jose Marcos
mrjosemarcos@yandex.com

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