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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: ph100@gleichklang.ch
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:41:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FUND TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP:



FUND TRANSFER
PARTNERSHIP:
Dear Friend,
This is of utmost secrecy. Due to the present Libyan uprising going on a=
nd
due to the heavy fighting in Ras Lanuf and near Tripoli recently, one o=
f
our customers and his entire family was killed in a gun battle between t=
he
Opposition Rebel group and Mauman Gaddafi Forces.
This customer was heavily connected to the Libyan leader Mauman Gaddafi
and during the 42 year of Gaddafi regime, he made enormous wealth.
This Libyan made a fixed deposit of S25,500,000.00 Million United State
Dollars.(TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS ONLY) in =
my
bank branch and he died with his entire family during a heavy gun battle=

leaving behind no next of kin, am ready to share 50/50 with you if you
choose to stand as my deceased client next of kin.
Please if you are interested and willing to work as my partner to this
transaction I advice you indicate by sending the following below to show=

your interest.
1.Your full names2.Your resident address3.Youre Occupation4.Your phone
number5.Date of birth6.Country of resident
Yours Truly,MR.Philip H Lim,
Your response with the requested information should be sent to reach me =
at
my personal email address:if only you are interested.
Reply.Email:- mrphilip@w.cn (mailto:mrphilip@w.cn)

=0A=0A=0AGleichklang-Mail: Das kostenlose E-Mail der alternativen Gleichkla=

ng-Community!=0Ahttp://www.gleichklang-mail.de


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