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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: "lloyd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lloyd_philip@mail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:14:49 -0800
Subject: Exchange !!!


Dear sir/madam

How do you do? Am pretty sure that all is well with you. Just wanted to contact you regarding your interest in a business opportunity. We are offering a solid long-term business that is backed by an easy marketing SYSTEM that anyone can do. Our business is simple and we use a SIMPLE SYSTEM ... we market a breakthrough health product (HARD CURRENCY) with the power of mouth to mouth and Internet marketing. (EXCHANGE).
I will like to work with you on a very profitable business on currency exchange in all type of hard currency with market value, due to the current and present Economic recession in the world market on Wall Street and Main Street in the US . In regards to difficulties in capital market, i will like us to do some profitable business on currency exchange, mostly with currency such as USD, Malaysia Ringgit, Euro, Pounds, Singapore dollar and Brunei dollar, i mean currency of high Economic value.

I will supply all this currency to you, under a very special arrangement into your destination of your choice, and you arrange for a banker or a local money exchange who can help us to change the money, not with market value, but with street value base on high interest rate.

NOTE: The amount is up to millions so if you want it to be Singapore Dollar, Malaysia ringgit, USD, EURO, POUNDS or Brunei Dollar also, ( IT DEPENDS HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO CHANGE) , i will supply to you. So that we can work on it.

Eg; I will supply 200,000 Singapore dollars legal tender that can be changed in any bank or any money changer in an exchange rate of 40,000 usd, or i supply 100,000 Malaysia ringgit legal tender in an exchange rate of 10,000usd,

( PLEASE ASK A QUESTION LIKE THIS,,,,IF I BRING 100,000 USD OR MORE THAN THAT HOW MUCH WILL BE MY INTEREST ??? ). X q

I will provide details information on how we will work on this issue , immediately i receive your acknowledgment identifying interest in working with me on the subject matters. Looking forward to your urgent reply.
Best regards to your success.

Lloyd PHILIPS

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