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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: GABRIEL NDUMISO <imfsouthafricaoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrandrewsmithprivate@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 07:49:20 +0200
Subject: LETTER FROM MR.GABRIEL NDUMISO


HSBC BANK PLC - Durban BRANCH

SUITE 3 Rydall Vale Crescent, uMhlanga, 4051

The Branch Manager (H.S.B.C Bank South Africa).

Tel: +27655656844

Attn: Sir/Madam

I know, this letter will come to you as surprises as we never met before.
My name is *Mr. *Gabriel Ndumiso *, the Branch Manager Durban of HSBC
BANK South Africa* I and my colleagues, hope that you will not expose or
betray this trust and confidant that I am about to introduce to you for
the mutual benefit of our both families. I am writing in respect of
*Mr. **Anton
Hrnko <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Hrnko>* of a foreign customer of
our Bank who perished long with his next of kin with Ethiopian Airlines
Flight 302, flight number 801with the whole passengers on 10th of March
2019, *Open** and view the website:**
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=18&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjt-Yq9s8PiAhXkRxUIHXKKDV4QFjARegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEthiopian_Airlines_Flight_302&usg=AOvVaw03ayFM7HD3yJ5gVNMcICqJ
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=18&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjt-Yq9s8PiAhXkRxUIHXKKDV4QFjARegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEthiopian_Airlines_Flight_302&usg=AOvVaw03ayFM7HD3yJ5gVNMcICqJ>*

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with Keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of *£15.000.000,00 (Fifteen Million Pounds), *which
has been with our branch for a very long time. On this note, I decided to
seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of Kin since nobody is
coming for the fund again. In view of this I got your contact through the
Internet when I was doing research on a foreigner that I will use in this
great opportunity because I don’t want the money to be recalled to our Bank
treasury as unclaimed funds. I have also agreed to offer you *40%* of the
total sum and the rest *60%* will be for me. The reason for a foreigner in
the Business is for the fact that the deceased man was a foreigner and it
is not authorized by the law guiding our Bank for a citizen of this country
to make the claim of the fund. So the Request of you as a foreigner is
necessary to apply for the release and transfer of the fund smoothly into
your reliable Bank account as the Surviving Relation to the deceased. If
you are really sure of your integrity, trustworthy and confidentiality, and
accept not to cheat or disappoint me after this business.

I will send you by fax or e-mail the next procedure to follow in order to
execute this transaction .I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
business is hitch free and doesn't have any negative impact. You should not
entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of
this fund have been finalized, this transaction will be completed within
7-bank working Days immediately we start the business. Waiting for your
urgent response and please kindly delete if you are not interested. Email
me with our bank domain (hsbc@remittanceservices.co.za)

*Regards, *

* Mr. *Gabriel Ndumiso

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