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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: "Fulco Francesco" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fulco.francescoacf@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 08:07:25 -0800
Subject: Re: How are you

Good day

I am a Staff of one of the leading Bank in United Kingdom and a Private Financial
consultant; also I am a Italina Citizen but lives and work here in
United Kingdom. I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of
immense benefit to both of us. I have been a Private Trust Fund Manager
to one of the Muammar al-Qaddafi’s Trust Fund Accounts here in Malta, a
foundation owned by the late Libyan Dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi.
Malta is a country 221.11 Miles from Tripoli, Libya and most Wealthy
people always used Malta as their safe haven for enormous offshore
banking and then secretly appointing a Banker or Financial Consultant,
popularly known as Bank Officer to take charge of this Trust Account in
case of any need for urgent cash without their presence at the bank, the
account manager has the Power to act and carry out transactions from the
accounts based on a written instruction from the account beneficiary with
a secret code known only by the Account Officer and the Beneficiary.
I was given a written instruction by Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi to move
USD 65,000,000 .00 (Sixty Five Million United States Dollars) from the
Muammar al-Qaddafi’s Trust Fund account via safe bank deposit box to
China for the purchase of Arms and Ammunition to aid him in the Libyan
Civil war of which the negotiation was in progress.

All arrangement for the movement of this cash was already in place when I
learnt of the death of Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi in the city of Sirte,
Libya. I then immediately stopped all negotiations on the arms purchase
and deposited the funds into a Private Vault and Safe Deposit Box
Management Company. I am presently affected by the Maltese civil service
code of conduct that prohibits civil servants from operating foreign
accounts; hence I seek for an honest and trustworthy individual to stand
as my foreign partner in moving these funds out of Malta for investment
purpose.

Presently, the existence of this money is unknown to any body and is
backed up by a Certificate of Clean fund issued by the Maltese Government
absolving the money from drugs or money laundering activities. I find it
necessary to invest this money offshore in viable business ventures
through your company or your personal guidance and assistance. I have
worked on the whole arrangement and only expect your favourable response
to put the machinery into motion that will further our mutual personal
and business relationship.

Please read:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110908/business-news/Governme
nt-wants-Libyan-TNC-to-change-trust-fund-managers.383748

To understand my urgent need to move these funds out of Malta.
I am contactable on the telephone number or email address provided below
for more details about the whole deal which it is absolutely smooth and
will ensure no delay, all that is needed is to work together in mutual
understanding.

I await your esteemed response while counting on your sense of
confidentiality, as it is my desire for this to be done as directly as
possible. I will offer you 25% of the total money and the remaining 75%
will be for my investment in your country.

This is a deal and I would appreciate if we keep it that way, in any case
you are not interested then do not bother responding, just ignore the
conversation.

Please if you are interested send me the underline details to my private e-mail: fulco.francescoacf@gmail.com

Name
Telephone Number

I will call you for further input.

Thanks for your time. Best Regards
Mr. Fulco Francesco
Tel: +44-7031950899
Mailto: fulco.francescoacf@gmail.com

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