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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: "Approved Fund" <mailmailorgorg66@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:09:55 -1000
Subject: Attn:Beneficiary

From:Mr David Richard
Remittance Manager
Liberty Financial, Inc.
8200 Humboldt Avenue
South Suite 3101,
Commerce Building,
Minneapolis MN 55431-1453

Attn:Beneficiary

Be informed that liberty Financial, Inc.United States have
received official confirmation from the Remittance
Authorities that you are eligible to receive the approved of
$1,500.000 as the legally approved bonafide beneficiary. The
Funds has been officially assigned to you as the new
entitled/ bonafide beneficiary.

Particularly, it is important to educate you regarding our
esteemed available methods of Transfer of Funds. As the
approved bonafide owner of the Funds, you reserve the
singular RIGHT to know our preferred Method of Payment
before we can officially MOVE AHEAD with the processes of
actualizing the final release of the Money to you.

This system of payment entails that you the beneficiary will
provide your regular checking account nominate and the
concerned remittance authorities of this office will effect
the Release of the approved Funds by Wire Telegraphic
Transfer DIRECTLY to the beneficiaries account destination.
The account information from the beneficiary must include a
Bank name, address of bank, account number, routing number /
swift or sort code and name on account.

I advice that you get back to this Office today to enable us
proceed effectively with the Official modalities of
finalizing the release of your approved amount in your
favor. We are officially obliged to facilitate the release
of your entitled sum and we enjoin you to comply promptly
with our official directives.

All channels to prepare your funds has been taken to ensure
safe and fast release of your fund, And I also want you to
know that your cooperation will be needed to finalize this
transaction.

Constant communication especially via email is very
important to enable us attend to your Approved Allocation
File regularly for prompt payment.

Yours truly,

Mr David Richard
Remittance Manager

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