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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: "Richard L.Clifford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richardclifford96@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:35:51 -0700
Subject: COMPLIMENTS !!!


Re: US$7,300,000.00 DEPOSIT

Dear friend,

I am Richard Clifford, Director of Operations in a Finance Firm here in UK.I write to propose this mutual deal to you with

the confidence that you will be able to partner me and conclude this transaction involving the sum of Seven Million Three

Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only(US$7,300,000.00 )

The fund deposit in question belongs to late Engineer Christian Eich, a German who ran car maker BMW's museum who

unfortunately lost his life, including his wife and two children in the plane crash (Flight AF4590) on the July 31st 2000

killing all 109 people on board. For details
about the plane crash, Visit the Website Below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

By virtue of my position in the company,I have been able to monitor this particular deposit since the occurrence of this

fateful incident and no relative or beneficiary has come for the claim of this deposit and our records does not state any

beneficiary or next of kin to this fund and unfortunately there was no survival amongst his family members. By my position, I

can only approve a beneficiary to my company and presenting yourself as this beneficiary is exactly the role I wish you to

play so that we can get this fund claimed under the legitimacy as the beneficiary of Late Engineer Christian Eich fund. I

needed someone very distant away from me to have a safe and clean transaction. I assure you that there will be no danger

whatsoever directly or indirectly to you or your name since I am in position to approve the fund release and payment to you.
I will have an affidavit done in the High court of London to legitimize you as the Beneficiary and thus transfer right of

fund ownership to
you.

Transaction modality

You will be required to travel down to London for procedures and claim but where you can not to cut down expenses, let me

know.
You will be ready to share the payment of some accrual bills with me.
You will receive 40% of the total sum of money for your involvements and I will take 50% while the balance 10% is set aside

for miscellaneous expenses that will be incurred during the course of this transaction. All things been equal in 7 working

days we are done, with your full cooperation.

It will be important to state with emphasis here that this transaction must be strictly confidential.
Send your personal information as per full names, address, phone and fax numbers and a copy of your valid identification to

my alternative email address,richardclifford96@yahoo.com.hk

Prompt response will be appreciated. Questions are welcomed.

Truly Yours,

Richard L.Clifford
Royal Bank of Scotland, UK
Tel:+44-704-5735792
Email:richardclifford96@yahoo.com.hk

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