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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: "DAVID H. BERENS" <dav26hb@gmail.com>
Reply-To: d602hb@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:38:12 +0800
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY.




Greetings,

Great opportunity for both of us. You are not require to make any
expenses in this deal and is totally risk free. I am a retired staff of
Barclays bank UK. I was the account officer to late Libya Dictator Muammar
Gaddafi. He had a confidential oil business partner in America that
frequently send 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 was transferred to his secret account by the oil business partner
shortly before his death in October 20, 2011, the funds are intact in the
account till date and no one (I EMPHASIZE NO ONE) is aware of the actual
owner of the funds except me because the account was 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. I have done all concerns lawful
documentation for transfer of the funds, so you have nothing to worry
about. Therefore I want the fund transferred out of the Barclays bank
account to your bank account without delay and 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,

David H. Berens.


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