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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: "Inter ." <intergroup@intergroupegypt.com.eg>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 11:45:14 +0200
Subject: I HAVE A PROJECT FOR YOU.


Attn; Friend,

My name is Capt. Richard Beneker, I am a US soldier, I am a military attaché
to the American embassy in Libya, as you know we have also tried to protect
the lives of the civilians living in Libya, in which there lives are endangered by the groups of the Muammar Gadhaffi the Libyan Leader for many years.

We managed to move lives and individual belongings to another neighboring
countries by helicopter and with rescue planes, some monies were discovered
hidden in his house and retrieved in the event of saving lives. The total amount is
US$50Million dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar bills. I want to move this
money to you, so that you may invest it for me and keep my share for banking.

I will take 50% share; you take the other 50% share. No strings attached, just in helping me claiming this monies were this monies will be transported to in next in 48 Hrs, Libya is a war zone and begins to look very devastating by opposition men with guns against the present regime to the Muammar Gadhaffi the Libyan Leader.

I plan on using diplomatic courier and shipping the money out in one large
metal box, using diplomatic immunity.

If you are interested I will furnish you with the full details, my job is to find
a good partner that I can trust and that will assist me.

Can I trust you? Please when you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail (richardbenekercapt@gmail.com) Signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick communication also with your contact details Name, Address, telephone number. This business is strictly confidential and risk
free. The box can be shipped out in 48hrs. You can call me at +44793-7438-125 for clarifications.

Respectfully,
Capt. Richard Beneker
Tel:+44793-7438-125


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