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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: tony adam <tony.adam101@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 21:29:42 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY

20 ELOFF STREET

JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

URGENT REPLY TO tnadam55@gmail.com

ATTN: THE PRESIDENT /CEO



My name is MR. TONY ADAM; I am the operational manager in account
management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of the
prime banks here in SOUTH AFRICA. I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of my bank who perished with his whole families on the
25THJULY, 2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [Flight AF459] with the hole
passengers on aboard. There is an account opened in this bank in 1998
by this great late INDUSTRIALIST who died without a written or oral
will attached to the account. Since his death, I personally have
watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved
abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and no other person
knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no
other beneficiary and until his death he was the manager of his
company. The total amount involved is $26,000,000.00 USD [Twenty Six
million United States Dollars]. We wish to start the first transfer
with$6,000,000.00[Six million] and open successful transaction without
any disappointment from your side; we shall re-apply for the transfer
of the remaining balance to your account. I have secretly discussed
this matter with the general manager of the bank who I must involve
order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of the fund to any

Foreign bank account which you are going to nominate. I only got your
contact address from my secretary who operates my computer; with
believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. You
are the only person that I have contacted in this business; so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number including
the full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us
to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together
so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any
account of your choice where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to
your country for with drawl and sharing and other investments.



I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with
foreign account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation
to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this
payment to any foreigner, who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you later immediately, if you are able and with
capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust
according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because
this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful
person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need
your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I
can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you
can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my
physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all the
documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no
trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face
after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us
will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going
into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa
immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this
fund in your account. I will use m y position and influence to effect
legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with
appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange
departments. At the conclusion of the transfer 65% of the fund will be
for me, I will give you 20% of the total transfer sum, 10% for charity
both in Africa and in your country while the remaining 5% will be set
aside to settle expenses both parties might insure during the transfer
process I look forward to your earliest reply to tnadam55@gmail.com.

Yours truly,

MR. TONY ADAM

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