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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: <lawrencemorg2010@live.com>
Reply-To: metaluxpnyco@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:56:49 -0500
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

METALLUX GROUP OF COMPANY
Plot No: 27 Greville Street,London,
plus road 12/100 liverpool
Tel: +447017037908
Fax: +447010032968
E-mail: lawrencemorg2010@live.com
E-mail; metaluxpnyco@gmail.com
Hello Sir/ Madam
Brief Introduction, I am Mrs. Lawrence L. Morgan, Executive director to Metallux
Group Company, A citizen of the United Kingdom, I was advice by the Indian
consular here in United Kingdom, to look for a partner who can stand for us as a
guarantor over a confiscated huge sum of Eleven million six hundred forty
thousand united states dollars (USD$11.640.000.00) with the central bank of Sri
Lanka (CBSL).
We are licensed local diamond dealer with foreign sponsors as such that we make
monthly supply of above 25carat’s of diamonds to various countries most
especially the Mideast.
On our previous supply to Sri Lanka jewelers with diamonds worth over
USD$11.640.000.00 in July 17th 2007 was the hedges of our predicament which
havenow been rectifying by the Sri Lanka government on the 2nd of September 2010
Meanwhile after due consultation with the central bank of Sri Lanka last week
Friday the 15th October 2010 I was later directed to the supreme court of
SriLanka, where I was made to understand that the
sum was confiscated due to unusual constant transfer of fund in our
representative HSBC account in
Sri Lanka where the money was later confiscated in July 17th 2007.
I was ordered by the supreme court of Sri Lanka to provide a witness who
will sign on the guarantee letter issued by the supreme court of Sri Lanka as
awitness to the release of the fund from the HSBC account to my bank account there
in the United Kingdom hence my partner
Barr. Raj L.Kumar LLB, is dead, with whom we have been dealing with for thepast
seven years until his death in 2009 August 13th in his home town Uttam Pradesh,
in India.
He has been of great help to us, with the aid of his legal position as a
potentiate in the country, by assisting us in receiving funds from our Asian
customers and also transferring fund to our account by legitimate means to the
United Kingdom.
The following documents for final release of fund and letter of approval has
also been sent to us by central bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) alongside with a cover
letter from the supreme court of Sri Lanka which has to be signed by my witness
stating that: Any statement that arises after the Transfer of the USD $
11.640,000.00. To our bank account will be void.
The issue right now is that we need the correspondence of a reliable partner in
India who can help us in this, by endorsing on the following Documents for
approval and release of the fund to our account here in United Kingdom.
Furthermore I and my colleagues have resolved that a negotiable percentage will
be your commission for participating in this transaction on our Behalf and
another assistance that incur in this transaction we are added to.
I know it might be difficult for you to understand the essences of help you
might render to this proposal, but be rest assured that this is 100% Risk
free,all we need is an international personal with the stipulated national in
other to facilitate the release of our fund, that is why we Are using these
medium to solicit your favorable response if acceptable please respond to us via
e-mail to enable us provide you with the detailed
Modalities for the successful completion of this transaction.
I would also suppose you’d prefer a voice contact which requires sending your
telephone and fax numbers to facilitate the various processes. Because we intend
to conclude this transaction within five working days of issued
Moreover, it will be of great importance you provide me with your candid
opinion, so we can have a more detailed conversation regarding the whole
Transaction.
Finally, if you are not interested in this proposal, I apologize on behalf of
myself and my colleagues for any inconvenience.
Please kindly respond via my private and confidential with the following
information listed
E-mail: lawrencemorg2010@live.com
E-mail; metaluxpnyco@gmail.com
Full
Name:___________________________________________________Age:________________
Contact
Address:__________________________________________________________________
Profession:______________________________________________________________________
Tell/Mobile:__________________________________
Fax:________________________________
Nationality:_______________________________________________________________________
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Lawrence Morgan (CEO)
For Metallux Group Of Company


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