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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: Madam Liskeila Lisbeth Luis <12@cls656.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <lisbethluis47@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 07:46:33 +0000
Subject: Dear

From:Madam Liskeila Lisbeth Luis.
Confinement house.
Caracas Venezuela.
Email: lisbethluis47@rocketmail.com

WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. Marisabel Rodr?guez

Hi Dear

I am very sorry to had infringe into your privacy without permission but please with all humility i solicit your attention to hear me out.I am Madam Liskeila Lisbeth Luis, a Venezuela by nationality, and a divorcee who has suffered so much for offence i never committed.

Honestly I would love to have a long lasting relationship with you ,if possible entrusting my life time fortune into your possession,as now I am broken hearted and needs someone to trust and to really confide on, without remembering my past and forsaken experiences from close my close confidants and family.

I am really in need of someone, who would take me for whom I am and as a life time partner, after making claims of my deposited life fortune in Abroad. Well, from your profile, I believe in my heart that you ought to be a very honest person.I would like to give you a brief description of my life autobiography I was once the mistress of our late President, Hugo Ch?vez, and during his tenure in office, I was often used as a courier in depositing his(the president) funds, in the Europe,and Asia because of my honesty but his second wife Madam Marisabel Rodr?guez, accused me of having secret affair with the president ,this led to fabrication of all kind of allegation against just to disrepute my honestly earned fame .

But, not quite long, I was arrested by his family, after he was admitted on the 6th of March 2013, after his admit in Caracas to the Military Academy, where a vigil was held with family, friends, government members and international guests. Although i was later granted bailed as there was no substantial evidence against me , now I have been released but under security watch within state confinement with limited opportunity to reach the outside world to prove my innocence.

All, I want from you is to assist me make claims of some funds, I did deposited in metallic truck box in security company in Scotland United Kingdom . Every other deposit have been taken by his family. But, this one is the only one they could not see, as I did kept the deposit certificate and deposit agreement with one of my close confidant.
The Amount being deposited is 17.5 Million United states dollars,as this was the money that was supposed to be used by the President to acquire some properties in UK.
All, I want from you, now is honesty and sincerity, as, as soon as this money is claimed by you, I will look for a way out and sneaked out of Venezuela and travel down to meet you in your country , the shipment cost and demurring has being taken care of as at the time of deposit.

I would like us to go in investment partnership together,in investing this money in your country and anywhere else you prefer. I will send you the a deposit certificate and power of attorney which i am prepared to forward to you with more hint on how to reach the security company to retrieve and request the shipment of the metallic box containing fund on my behalf to your country while i join you at convenient time for joint investment if you desire.In addition to this i promise to give you an instant reward out of the total sum for your kind and sincere assistance. Please reply this email with your full correspondence information us enable me proceed fast.

Sincerely,
Liskeila.

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