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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Voyo" <sandeenrodger@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mr. Peter Voyo" <vonyopeter@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 11:08:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL



STRICTLY CONFIDENTIALMUAMMAR GADAFFI`S FAMILY FUND.Hello Sir/Madam,It is my pleasure to contact you. 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 Gaddafi and his family and how they looted the Libyans treasury and hidden funds in various countries.I am an attorney to Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi the second son of Late Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. During the crisis in Libya, 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 during the course of this transaction 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 in jail and facing prosecution, 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 corporation and compliance to assist in this project and I will do my best to ensure 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.To proceed with this project, I will need your full names, address and cell phone and fax number. When I receive 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 your assistance, you will be entitled to 35%, 5% would be mapped out for any expenses that might be in-cured in the process while the remaining 60% will be for me and my family and for the investment purpose.Upon the successful delivery of the fund to you, I will make a travel arrangement to meet with you for sharing and investment of the fund.Thanking you in advance for your corporation and assistance.Expecting to hear from you soon.
Mr. Peter Voyo
Private No: +2778197866
Fax: +27 86763000
Country:  South Africa.
Email.vonyopeter@yahoo.com.hk

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