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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: Hayley Luffman <info@ceroc.com.au>
Reply-To: hayleyluffman@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 16:03:41 +0000
Subject: Part of My Will to you



--
Dearest Greetings, I am Hayley Luffman, 73 Years Old Woman and Wife of
Late ALBERT LUFFMAN who died on the 13th of March 2011 after a brief
illness. After the Death of my husband I became the Head of his
investment and I have decided to spend the rest of my life in my Ranch
before I finally join him in his resting place. Presently, I have
willed out almost all of our assets to several Charity Homes and to
some of the Less Privilege in different Countries because I have no
seed of my own to inherit if you are wondering what the reason for My
Generosity might be it is because I have no one to inherit as my late
husband and I had no child due to my barrenness which was not an issue
because we loved each other even unto death.

The sum of One Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British
Pounds is currently in a Security Deposit Box with PRIME TIME PRIVATE
SECURITIES and can be yours if you want it to be, there is no hidden
agenda and you absolutely have nothing to worry about. The Money has
been in the Security Deposit Box with the Security Company for over 4
years now and as such, you might be asked by the Security Company to
pay for the Security Keeping/Demurrage Fee of the Money currently in a
Luggage before they can begin the Delivery Process of the Luggage to
your Residential Address. If you think you are capable and up to the
task of handling the Delivery of the Luggage to your Own Personal or
Business Address anywhere in the World and receive after 33hours of
Delivery, then all you have to do is contact the International
Delivery Department of The Security Company with this Email
(internationaldelivery@primetimesecurities.com or
primetimeprivatesecurities@yahoo.com).

When Contacting them, be sure to send them your Full Name,
Contact/Delivery Address, Occupation, Date of Birth and Phone Number
alongside this Security Deposit Code: PTPS/UKGB/ITEU/3428, as soon as
they see the Deposit Code, you will be directed to the Agent in charge
of the delivery who will assist you in the Delivery Process of the
Money and be sure to ask them how much is the Security
Keeping/Demurrage Fee.

I hope this finds you in good health and I also Pray this Money brings
you more success and Peace of Mind as this is the only email you will
receive from me, it is up to you now.

Note: The Security Company do not know what is in the Luggage, it is a
Private Security Company and everything they do is Private, do not let
them know what is in the Luggage, you and I alone knows (**smiles**).

Yours Faithfully,
Hayley Luffman.

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