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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: Michel Guei <michelguei02@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:18:40 +0100 (CET)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL

Thanks so much for your mail and contents well noted.
i am very much happy chosen you to be my life business partner and my foreign investor. i want you understand that a journey of 1000 miles biggings with a step and also not that not knowing you before does'nt mean any thing rather than honesty, truthfulness and willingness to join hands hand together to work as one body and one spirit in your country.

Meanwhile,i have receive your private phone number that you send but i will want you to focus your mind in this mutual transaction treat as CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT which i will send all the VITAL DOCUMENTS AND LEGAL PROOFS REGARDS to this mutual transaction including the bank contact as soon as i receive your urgent and positive response for us to proceed because i have arranged everything about the transfer with the bank manager only waiting for my foreign investor to come for the transfer.

i will need the following information from you:

1. your full name and contact address.
2. your private telephone and fax numbers for quick communication.
3. Your passport copy.
4. what type of investment would want to invest with this money as soon as it gets into your care in your country?

All this i will submit to the bank to present you as my family foreign investment partner so that the bank will contact you as my partner to enable them start the transfer process of the money into your account immediately,so that me and my small sister (ALICE) can arrange to meet with you in your country while we further our education.

And i want to know if you can be able to come down to this country,so that we both can follow together to the bank to enable you see things by yourself. Please promise me that you will never think to betray us because this is the only thing left for us for our future. As soon as i receive the requested informations then i will send to you all the important documents that covers the money including our photos.

PLEASE TRY AS CONFIDENTIAL it is very important.
Waiting for your urgent and positive email message for us to proceed.

Thanks and MAY THE PEACE OF THE LORD ALMIGHTY BE WITH YOU AMEN.,
Yours sincerely,
Michel



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