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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.Richard Goldberg" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goldberg_richard01@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:30:56 +0200
Subject: FROM RICHARD URGENT RESPONSE.

Hi

I am Richard Goldberg , with Malaysia Ministry of finance. I have an offer that might interest you which will culminate your financial status perpetually, this offer arose from the Government of Malaysia reserve vault under our care, from which we pay both Indigenous and foreign executed contract and Sub contract Payments. I need your assistance to stand as a beneficiary to the sum of us$20,000,000.00 (Twenty, Million United States Dollars.

The only thing needed for this US$ 20 million to be swiftly wired into your account Via payment by Telegraphic under 72 Banking hours is how swift and committed you will be in standing as the bonafide sub contractor to this amount of $20 million and a bank account that will be used in accommodating this fund, which we shall legally accredited / normalize at the Federal High Court of Justice here in Malaysia.

All modalities are in place to register this transaction as a diplomatic Sub contract payment, which shields it from unnecessary stop orders from several international fund transfer regulatory and monitoring agencies, that usually place holds on huge fund transfer in order to request a certain percentage of the fund as fund transfer certification clearance.

Please note that if you desire to accomplish this transaction with me, l advise you to send the followings to my private email: goldberg_richard01@yahoo.com.ph

A: Your Full name B: Your House Address C: Your direct telephone number D: Age E: Occupation.
F: Gender

Waiting for your reply soon. Have a nice day!

Mr.Richard Goldberg.

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