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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: "Mr. david Murrell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <daviddmurrelljp@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:24:18 -0600
Subject: Re: Read and reply immediately

Hello,
 
 
I am Mr. David Murrell an accountant with the African development bank here in Cotonou
Republic Of Benin, I am contacting you in other to work with you to transfer the sum of
$180,000,000 USA dollars, the fund belonged to Mr. Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi and was
deposited in the bank here in 2008 for Africa Agricultural development project, though
the fund was deposited under this pretex.
 
It was actually kept for the private use of the depositor who was also the Director of Arab
Drilling Workover Company.As it stands now, the fund is free to be divested since no authority
has come forward to lay claim to it, and the depositor is currently in detention and may face
death by hanging if convicted, i have everything it will take to transfer this fund and wipe off the
records from the bank's database so that no traces will be found of where the fund is.
 
If you will work with me, i shall provide all documentations to the account and ensure that a
smooth and free conduct of the transfer of fund to your account is achieved.
 
 
To proceed further you should provide me with:
 
 
Name:........................................
Address:...........................................
Tel:..................................................
Country of Residence:.................................................
Type of business:.......................................
 
 
Your prompt attention and urgent reply to this message will help us to work cordially.
Am waiting for your urgent reply and call please.
 
 
Your's Sincerely,
Mr. david Murrell
+229-985 412 30

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