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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.Karl Raphel" <karlraphel0@libero.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: karlraphel@libero.it
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:47:39 +0200
Subject: Top of the day to you

Dear Sir,

Top of the day to you. My name is Karl Raphel chief executive officer Star Energy Group plc. We are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw material export into Canada/America and Europe. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, Internet has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication.

I want to solicit for your assistance to help receive payment that is due to my colleagues for services and supplies we rendered. I prefer someone with Equity line of credit account because of our previous exeperince where our representative run away with our money. If you have Home Equity Line of Credit Account and can handle large sum of money,as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction I will want you to furnish me with the information’s stated below:

NAME..................................
AGE:..................................
STATUS:...............................
STATE/COUNTRY.........................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME..........................
OCCUPATION............................

NB: Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person. You will be entitled to 10% on every payment that you are able to recieve for us from our customers and all transfer charges would be deducted from the principal amount. For further information do contact me through my private email address.

We look forward in working with you.

Mr.Karl Raphel.
C.E.O Star Energy Group plc.
Email:karlraphel@libero.it


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