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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: =?Windows-1252?Q?ATTN=2E_VSR=AE?= <kcfl40@outlook.de>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 21:12:59 +0000
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME!


Dear Sir/Madam, CORONAVIRUS KILLS BUT LETS MAKE GOOD BUSINESS OUT OF IT PLEASE CALL ME!

My name is Mr. Thomson Floyd , I am a Computer Scientist working with Standard Bank of South Africa however, I work as a team with the current Deputy Governors South African Reserve Bank Mr. Kuben Naidoo and Daniel as the Head of Economic Research fund Payment System Department,I got your email contacts during my search on the south African Journal Online record list file, and decided to ask for your corporation after going through your managerial and administrative ideologies which really got my

attention, from all indications you are very sincere person.I am contacting you to know if you can be trusted to handle this transaction with me and my team as you can see
what is going all over the world about this ravaging disease called CORONA VIRUS bringing our Economy down, but I'm in position to do a deal with you if you can be good to me and maintain the confidentiality it deserves, and the deal is about a DORMANT ACCOUNT I recently witnessed on one of our commercial banks vault account at the tune of

USD$80,000.000.00 Million United States dollars.Consequently, the money belongs to one (MR. KANE RICHARDSON ) from (AUSTRALIA) originally but he was living in South Africa before he travel to a business trip to London in march contacted the Virus there and now he was confirmed dead on Corona Virus this month of April 2020, and none of his family members are aware of this fund which he privately deposited here in one of our commercial bank here in South Africa with standard Bank.

I do not intend to work here forever However, I want to use my position to urgently solicit your corporations and move this fund to your designated bank account as soon as possible to your country for our both interests and benefits before my government will intervene and seize the fund, because i believe if i transfer the fund to my own

bank account, board directors might find out and hold the fund.Sir/, Madam, if you are interested to work with me, i would request your banking details, and your full names and

address, copy of your ID/ Passport and your cell phone number for easy communication to enable me start all transferring process under your name with immediate effect and i strongly believe that you won’t betray me hence we shall both exhibit all transparency to ensure a successful transfer of the fund to your bank account.

The only thing needed to release this fund to you is the Original INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER PERMIT (ITP)also the VITAL FICA FORM, which will be tendered to any of your nominated bank and the Internal Revenue Service IRS for clearance of the transferred amount in your account. If you are still in the place of service, you can present someone who can act in your names for easy conclusion of this transaction.

Lastly, as the head of the Economic and Research Fund Payment director, be assured that this transaction does not pose any risk of any type hence all documents shall be processed in your names and will be discarded once the fund is transferred to your bank account to avoid any trace of any kind. About the %,percentage I we like you and i to share the 50%/50%, and we will share the expense equal so if you accept my offer do get back to me urgently (mandlathabani@exclusivemail.co.za(edit profile)) Or Call me on: +27788862583

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Thomson Floyd
The Head of Economic Research fund Payment System Department

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