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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: "Mr.Friedrich Rothschild" <sagesalesgloballtd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frothschild1@staysafebenefit.org
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 02:20:51 -0800
Subject: Your Overdue Contract payment is ready, please read and get back to
me ASAP

Good day



I am Mr Friedrich Rothschild a senior staff accountant with the
Reserve Bank of South Africa, I am writing you this letter because a
cool penny is better than millions of dollars.



It is better for one to live and die a poor honest man than a rich
dishonest one i and the chief security officer (CSO) of our bank have
arranged with an officer in the computer section of this bank engineer
David Ewart to bring out part of your total contract sum amounting to
us$5,000,000.00(five million united state dollars).



Why we did this is because according to information gathered from the
bank's computer you have been waiting too long to receive your money
without success.



As I found out that you have almost met all the statutory
requirements of HSBC BANK in respect of your contract payment, your
problem is that of our interest.



A lot of people are interested in your payment and those people are
merely doing paperwork with you and that explains why you receive fax
and email messages from different people every day.



We also found out that some of the officials of various offices have
been extorting a lot of money from you in the pretends of helping you
receive your money. I can assure you that this may last for years yet
nothing would happen if you do not do away with those officers that
you call your partners.



I am willing to help you get your money, the money is in our bank,
and you can only get it if you cooperate with us.



There is a courier service that works with our bank called MDS Courier
Company (MDS), they will help you deliver your funds without stress.



Another option is bank to bank transfer, i will have to register the
funds with our insurance policy then the bank manager will have to
transfer the funds in your bank account before without stress so it's
up to you to decide the method you want in receiving these funds.



I will meet with them as soon as I have your go ahead, we do not have
any problem with any method you have decided to choose.



We have concluded that you must compensate us with five hundred
thousand United States dollars. As soon as you receive your money, you
will send us a promissory note for five hundred thousand United States
dollars along with your address for sending the funds via courier
service or banking details if you want bank to bank transfer.



Please maintain topmost secrecy as it may cause a lot of problems if
found out that we are using this way to help you, do not tell anybody
about this until you have your money.



I want to help you because of the percentage you will be giving me
for assisting you.



When you conclude with this, and you send our promise; we will help
start the process.



You are required to re-confirm the under listed details below as soon
as possible for onward shipment/transfer of your overdue contract
fund:



Your full name:

Private telephone number:

Choice of address {where you wish the consignment delivered}:

Present occupation:

Age:

Fax:

Banking details (if you want a bank transfer)


God is with us as we wait for your reply.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Friedrich Rothschild

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