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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: a.elrufia@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 10:31:51 +0200
Subject: These massage is very urgent,


My Regards,

My name is Mr.Aliyu El-Rufia. I am looking for an honest and reliable person that will receive and secure $10m United State Dollars. However, am a retire banker by professions. I got your contact from our bank profile in my research for an honest and reliable person, as a retired and hereafter become chairman of senior supervisor. I need your help to receive and secure this amount for an investment into your country. The money belonging to the Libya Central bank top official(CBL) before their national crisis, and he requested for an overseas partner that will receive the $10m. Therefore, I want you to receive the $10m consignment box that is already intact with the security company, which could be released through the financial house accredited courier.

Hence,all I want you to do for me now is to forward to me this below information. your full names, residential/office address, private phone, nationality, occupation & marital status, be rest assure that at the end of the day, you and I will have 45% and 50% will be for him while 5% will be for the expenses. Then upon your response and indicated your good interest, then we will discuss with delivery modalities to you immediately.Pls contact me back on my private Email Address: ( aelrufia@yahoo.dk )

Yours sincerely
Mr.Aliyu El-Rufia.

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