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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- brussel-belgium@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info_payment@libero.it" <info_payment@libero.it>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 07:50:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Louis Edward a consultant director of corporate finance / Private
Banking department in one of the leading foreign banks here in Brussel -Belgium
.I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

In 1999 Mr. Morris Thompson made a numbered time fixed Deposit valued at
US$18,500,000.00, (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my
branch for one hundred and fourty four months (fourteen years).Upon maturity
last year (2013), I sent out a routine notification to his forwarding address
in Fairbanks, Alaska but got no reply.

After further investigation, we discovered that he died in January 31, 2000
along side with his family (his wife Thelma and daughter Sheryl).

You can find more of these stories on http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261

for now this story are only known to me and my regional manager, who has my
support in contacting you.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I and my regional manager now decided
to make business with you and release the money to you as the next of kin /
beneficiary of the funds for safe keeping and investment.

Since nobody is coming for these funds and we don't want this money to go back
into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.

We agreed that 20% of this money would be for you if you assist us in claiming
this fund, while the balance will be for my colleague and I.

Note that this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you
receive this mail you should contact me through my e-mail address: (louisedward.
brussel-belgium@consultant.com) for further details.

Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these
funds to you has been finalized and this fund is not linked to money laundering
and it's alike.

Upon the receipt of your response to assist, I will be able to put you in a
clearer picture of what next to do .Do bear in mind if this transaction does
not interest, please discard this e-mail and do not use it against me as what I
am doing will risk me of my job I have labored for years if exposed.I await
your urgent response.

Regards

Dr.Louis Edward

SKYPE ID: edward.louis53

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