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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: HOD (METI) <training@cochinshipyard.com>
Reply-To: <contact@ahmedqassemcompany.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:24:09 -0800
Subject: RE: BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROJECT PROPOSAL.....

Hello,

Please i know my email come to you unexpected,help me if you are in the possition of help.I wish to introduce my self. I am Qudus QASSEM the only son of AHMAD QASSEM, I am from Libya.I am making this venture proposal to you, as a reliable partner. I got your contact from your country business guide as a reliable person/company in a related area of my interest for investment. The money I want to invest was acquired from the late Muammar Gaddafi (Formal president of Libya) who was just killed few week ago.

My father was financial adviser late Muammar Gaddafi (Formal president of Libya) before my father was killed by the rebels. Before my father die, he told me that he kept money with a security finance company In United Kingdom. The total amount of money was $150,000,000.00 (one hundred and fifty million united state dollars) I want this fund to be invest in Telecommunication Project,Agricultural,real estate management.

I really need your urgent help because Mrs. Lynna William who live in America promised to help me receive this fund from security finance company In United Kingdom last week and all the paper work was done but when the security finance company In United Kingdom deliver this fund to Mrs. Lynna William yesterday after the security finance company diplomat arrive to Indonesia to deliver my late father consignment. The diplomat call Mrs. Lynna William from Airport and it was doctor at hospital that pick up the phone that Mrs. Lynna William just died in his hospital now. The security finance company diplomat cannot deliver this fund to any body,the security company diplomat is in Atlanta airport in America now.

If you are intrested,please i want you to travel to call the diplomat and meet him at the airport and claim my consignment from him. I will like my proposal to be kept confidential as regards to what I explained above and you can reply urgently on my e-mail. please indicate your direct telephone or fax numbers and your full details when repling this business proposal.

The success of this transaction will depend on three important words.

{1} Absolute trust
{2} Total co-operation
{3} Strict confidentiality

You will also have to put in a lot of your time and energy in the pursuit of our goals i.e getting the funds to you and being able to use it thereafter. If the above is ok by you then you shall reward 50% of the this fund.

Thanks you.
Qudus Qassem
The information contained in this message are Cochin Shipyard Limited confidential and proprietary information and is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, he/she is hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the content is strictly prohibited. In such case, please advise the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Further acknowledges that any views expressed in the message are those of the individual sender and no binding nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so expressly with due authority of Cochin Shipyard Limited.


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Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Cochin, India


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