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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: RUSS MARCH <russmarchrm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: russmarch@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 02:41:23 -0800
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY.``



--
Greetings,
Genuine opportunity for both of us. I am a retired staff of Wells Fago
bank USA. I was the account officer to late Libya Dictator Muammar
Gaddafi.
He had a confidential oil business partner here in America that
frequently
sends funds to his secret account in our branch, I will then transfer
the
funds to his bank account in his country Libya upon his instructions.
While war was going on in his country, the sum of Sixty Eight Million
Dollars ($68,000,000.00) was transferred to his secret account by the
oil
business partner shortly before his death in October 20, 2011, the funds
have been intact in the account since then till date and no one (I
EMPHASIZE NO ONE) is aware of the actual owner of the funds except me
because the account is not established in his name but in a company name
and I have full knowledge of how to peacefully claim the funds from the
bank. However his business partner believed the funds was remitted to
his
account in his country before his death.
Therefore I want the fund transfer out of the Wells Fargo bank account
to
your bank account. This will be done legitimately. My dear friend, this
is
risk free life time opportunity we must get hold of. You will receive
the
funds safe and sound in your bank account and we shall share it 50/50.
Kindly indicate your telephone number in your reply. REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
Regards,
Russell March.

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