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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: LUKAS COSMAS <coslukas60@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:50:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CAN YOU WORK WITH US TO INVEST THIS FUND?(NOT JUNK MAIL PLEASE SIR)



ATTENTION:SIR,

MY NAME IS DR.COSMAS LUKA,I AM THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER OF THE FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT MR.CHARLES TAYLOR.

BEFORE HE LEFT OFFICE,HE INSTRUCTED ME BEING HIS FINANCIAL CONTROLLER TO LOOK FOR CAPABLE HAND(SOMEONE) WHO WILL INVEST HIS MONEY($5,000,000,00)FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS

THE TRUSTEE OF THE MONEY WILL HAVE10% OF IT AND THE INTEREST WILL BE SHARED FIFTY/FITY(50%)EACH.

THE CONTRACT CAN BE RENEWED AFTER TEN YEARS TILL THE PROBLEMS OF THE PRESIDENT IS OVER.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH MR.PRESIDENT TO INVEST THIS MONEY,KINDLY CONTACT ME IMMIDIATELY FOR MORE DETAILS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION SIR,WE ALSO HAVE A DIAMOND SECURED IN A VERY BIG QUANTITY.I AM IN FULL CONTROL OF HIS WEALTH AND SHALL BE OBLIGED TO HAVE THIS WEALTH INVESTED INTO A YIELDING DIVIDEND THAT WILL BE TO THE APPRICIATION OF THE PRESIDENT WHEN EVER WE SHALL BE CALLED UPON FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSETS STOCK TAKING.

KINDLY REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU WANT TO HELP ME AND THE MR.PRESIDENT IN THE INVESTMENT OF THIS MONEY AND ALSO, DOING BUSINESS WITH US AS ALL NECESSARY DETAILS SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU.SEND YOUR REPLY TO US THROUGH EMAIL:coslukas@excite.com.

AM MAKING THIS CONTACT TO YOU BASED ON THE CREDIBLE PERSONALITY YOU HAVE IN BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN ASIA AND YOUR INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION IN BUSINESS THROUGHOUT FAR EAST SO, WE ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC A PERSONALITY OF YOUR TYPE WILL HELP US ALOT IN ACHIEVING THIS TREMENDIOUS GOAL DR.TAYLORS FAMILY WANTS TO ACHIEVE IN THIS INVESTMENT OF MONEY.THIS IS WHY IT INTEREST US TO HAVE THIS INVESTMENT DONE IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATE,INDONESIA,INDIA,OR ANY PART OF ASIA.

ASIA BEING FERTILE LAND FOR INVSTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THAT IS WHY WE NEEDED THIS FUND BE INVESTED IN ASIA FOR LUCRATIVE VENTURE AND OUR DREAM HAS BEEN TO ACHIEVE THIS WITH YOU AS A GIANT BUSINESS MAN WITH INVESTMENT POTENTIALS AND EXPERIENCES.

YOU COPERATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED AS WE ASSURE YOU OUR COMMITTMENT TO WORK WITH YOU.

THANKS,
DR.COSMAS LUKA
(FINANCIAL CONTROLLER)


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