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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. Thabo P James" <nelly.sibandze1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tnr3659@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 03:58:04 +0200
Subject: Good Day


URGENT PROPOSAL

Good Day

I know this email might come as a surprise to you considering the amount of
junk emails we all receive on a daily basis. I can assure you that this
email is authentic and I would appreciate if the content of this letter is
kept strictly confidential and respect the integrity of the information.

Nevertheless, I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction. Let me start by introducing myself, I am Mr. Thabo P James ,
an account manager in one of the bank here in South Africa . I have worked
a little more than 15 years now. I am contacting you concerning an
abandoned consignment containing the sum of £10 million British Pounds. I
was the account manager to Late Mr. Philemon Juan Smith, a foreign
contractor with department of works and housing who has an investment
account with my bank; I encouraged him to consider various growths of funds
with prime ratings, then he invested £10million, based on my advice, we
were able to spin the money around various opportunities and made
attractive margins for the first few months of our operation. The accrued
profit and interest plus capital amount to £17,352,110 (Seventeen million,
three hundred and fifty two thousand, one hundred and ten British Pounds).
In mid-2007, he instructed that the principal sum of (£10M) be liquidated
and made available in cash because he needed to make an urgent investment
requiring cash payment of (£10M), we however assisted him and made the cash
available in a consignment for him.

After few months; the management of my bank sent several notice to inform
him about the cash but without response, on further inquiries we found out
that my client was poisoned by the same people he wanted to do business
with, that made him to request for cash payment for the business. He died
without leaving a WILL and several efforts were made to find his extended
family but without success. Because of the sensitive nature of private
banking, most customers do not nominate next of kin in their investment,
also usually in most cases leave their WILLS in our care, in this case; the
deceased client died intestate. It is quite clear now that our dear client
died with no identifiable family member. According to practice, the Private
banking sector will by the end of the year of 2020 broadcast a request for
statement of claim to my Bank, failing to receive viable claims they will
probably revert the deposit to the ownership of the South Africa Government
Treasury department according to South African Banking and financial law.

I am proposing that you stand as the business associate/next of kin to the
late deceased (Mr. Philemon Juan Smith) and after a successful execution of
the business deal, the funds will be shared in the ratio of 50/50. I want
you to know that I have done my home work already before contacting you.
Although the project is CAPITAL INTENSIVE, I will be able to pull it
through following proper banking and legal Channels with your assistance on
your end. This claim will be executed without breaching any South African
laws and success is guaranteed if we cooperate on this.

An opportunity like this only comes once in a lifetime. I would want you to
think about this and let me know your decision because such deal happens in
the banking industry but only the outside world is not aware. If you give
me a positive response, I will give you the relevant INFORMATION for the
successful completion of this deal and we both enjoy it in peace. All I
require from you is honesty/sincerity; I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this
process towards a conclusion.
Kindly send your respond and details to this mail bellow:
tnr3659@gmail.com

Kindly treat this proposal with utmost confidentially and urgency for a
100% success.

Sincerely,

Mr. Thabo P James

tnr3659@gmail.com

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