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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: "Mrs Stella Victorie Armando" <mrsarmandostella200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsstellarmando2010@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:38:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: BENEFIT




Hello Friend

My Name is Mrs Stella Victorie Armando from Argentina the wife of Late Mr
carlos Armando, One of The financial advisers to Late President Muammar
Gaddafi, President of the oil riched country called Libya and the Richest
President in the world ,Please I am writing from Libya. Please in the news
you can hear about the President, President Muammar Gaddafi and how he
was killed.
My Husband was one of the financial advisers to the late president and due
to the problem in Libya, he was killed last year, I have been in hiding
here in Libya due to the problems and killings which have made me to
contact you to help me secure large sums of money which runs into Millions
Of United States Dollars which the Late President Muammar Gaddafi
deposited in my late husband’s name in a security company. The money is in
trunk boxes. Everybody thinks I died with my husband in the explosion that
killed my husband and my children but I escaped by grace of God and the
money is forgotten. And the new government are looking for all those that
worked for President Gadhafi which is why I am hiding and all boards are
blocked.
Please I am contacting you for you to assist me claim the money and have
it shipped to your country for a better investment and am ready to give
you 40% of the total money if you are ready to help me.

>From Mrs Stella Armando


Note: Please REPLY ME At mrsstellarmando2010@gmail.com

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