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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: "FREDRICK CALITZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredrick.calitz@w.cn>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:12:42 +0700
Subject: PLEASE THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL

Dear sir,

I know this message will come to you as a surprise.

I got your contact on the course of my extensive search for someone to assist me complete this project.

My name is .fredrick calitz. I am the director of operations in a reputable finance company here in South East Asia.

In May 2010, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi who was killed during a NATO air strike in Tripoli, Libya came to our office and deposited the sum of USD15million. He did not provide any next of kin, rather he instructed that the beneficiary is any foreign business partner he nominates.

After his death, I gave this transaction a serious thought....no beneficiary will ever come forward for this fund since he has being killed. He never used his real name to make the deposit. He used a ghost name Saif al-Saif with no link at all to the Gaddafi family.

I and two of my colleagues have carried out an extended investigation on this transaction and have discovered that nobody will ever come forward for this fund, that it will be forfeited to the state treasury at a certain time.

We then decided to look for someone whom we can stand as the beneficiary of this fund- hence this message. Every arrangement to retrieve this fund out has already being perfected by us. As insider in our institution, it is not possible for me to stand as the beneficiary as this will raise eyebrows.

I would like you to join hands with me so that we can handle this transaction together. You do not have much role to play as I will be directing everything from the inside.

Upon successful completion of this project, you will have 30% of the total fund, 10% will be for expenses while the rest will be for me.

I once again assure you that this project is 100% risk free.

I wait for your reply and please the confidentiality of this project should be maintained.

My Best regards,

fredrick calitz

contact email :(f.calitz@w.cn)

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