419 scam: "Mr Fred Shabalala" <info@regularmail.org> I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Fred Shabalala" <info@regularmail.org>
Reply-To: sacploansandfinance@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 00:42:29 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

Dear Friend,

It is nice to contact you today. My name is Mr. Fred Shabalala, I am a Bank Branch Manager with one of the banks in South Africa, I got your details during my private search for a reliable and reputable person that can assist me to handle this confidential transaction.

I want to entrust you with the sum of US$20 million for investment in your country. I secured these money from an unclaimed deposit made in our Bank since 2009 by a dead foreign customer who deals on Gold and Precious stones here in South Africa before his death. And all efforts to find any of his relatives have been to no avail. Also,nobody else knows about these money in my bank because Immediately I found out about these US$20 million, I placed it in an Escrow Account here in our bank without any beneficiary's information.

The reason I am contacting you now is for you to assist me to receive these $20 million from our Bank as the beneficiary. If you accepts this my proposal, I will submit your names and other details to our Bank head-office as the beneficiary of these funds to enable them contact you and pay it to you.

Honestly, I am ready to share these US$20 million equal with you. That's 50% for you and 50% for me. But you and I will bear all the expenses for these money to be legally process and the transfer to you as the beneficiary.

Do get back to me immediately to let me know if you are willing to work with me as proposed and send me this your details below.

1. Your complete names.

2. Your contact address.

3. Your Personal telephone numbers.

I await your prompt response soon.

Best regards,

Mr. Fred Shabalala

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