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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 WILLIAMS LARRY <mrwilliamslarry544@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrwilliamslarry002@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:54:05 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL MUAMMAR GADAFFI`S FAMILY FUND.

Dear Friend.

It is my pleasure to contact you, having seen your contact from a
reliable source. Please this transaction should be kept confidential
because of the gravity of the transaction. We all know the past crises
of Libya, the stories about late President Muammar Gadaffi and his
family. How they looted the Libyans treasury and hide funds in various
countries.

I am an attorney to Saif al-islam Gaddafi the late son of Gadaffi.He
mandated me to deposit the sum of Forty Five Million US Dollars
($45,000,000.00) with a Security Company which will be disclosed to
you as you indicate interest. The fund is in cash,packaged and sealed
in 3 trunk boxes. Now that the war is over and Saif al-islam Gaddafi
is dead, there is no member of Gaddafi`s family that knows about the
fund. I want to use your contact to move out the fund to your country
for investment.

All I need is your total compliance and I will do my best to make sure
that the transaction is done successfully. I am a good international
lawyer, I am capable of providing every documentation and defense to
back up the fund. Any good lawyer is subject to strict standards of
professional responsibility. These standards are set forth in codes of
conduct and Privileges, ethics, rules of professional conduct that are
established by state bar associations. Although the rules varies from
state to state, Nations to Nations. But as a lawyer we will not have
any problem.

For us to proceed, I will need your full names, address and phone
numbers. When I received it, I will submit your particulars to the
security Company where the trunk was deposited. They will then make
arrangement to have the trunks delivered to you in the given address.
When the trunk arrives, I will give you code number to open the trunk
to have access to the cash. For you to assist me, you will be entitled
to 30% while I will then come over to meet with you for sharing
according to proposed percentage for you.

Best Regard,
Awaiting Response,
Barrister Williams Larry.

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