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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: Roy Langbord <financeproject44@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: financeproject@zing.vn
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:07:16 +0200
Subject: Offer from United state ( confidential Please)



Dear Sir,

My name is Roy Langbord- Grandson to the late Philadelphia gold
merchant Israel "Izzy" Switt. In 2003, my mother Mrs. Joan Switt
Langbord, drilled opened a safety deposit box that had belonged to my
Grandfather and found 10 rare 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagles gold
coins worth $80 million and $20million in cash.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/judge-10-rare-gold-coins-worth-80-million/story?id=17159793#.UEvGHkSpZhD

When we gave the gold coins to the Philadelphia Mint for
authentication, the U.S. government seized them without compensating
my family. We immediately sued the U.S. Treasury Department through
our family attorney Barry H. Berke, and move the cash and other
valuables from Box 442 at the bank at 601 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia
to a private vault for safe keeping.

We need your assistance in helping us claim the fund from they are
deposited for investment, please if you are interested, kindly
contact me immediately and furnish us with your full name of self or
company and PROFILE, Direct telephone number and nature of Business.

As soon as I receive your response, I shall get back to you with all
details to commence. I implore you to observe utmost discretion and I
assure you that this transaction will be undertaken with absolute
precision and with requisite approval from the U.S. government.

I anticipate your timely response and kind consideration.

Sincerely,

Roy A. Langbord.

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