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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: mike pouillac <mpouillac@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:55:29 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


WANJAI RUNGROJNA CO; LTD.
BANGKOK-THAILAND

From: Mike Pouillac, Mr. Somsak Wanjai,


Good Day,
My name is Mike Pouillac, national of Thailand. We have meeting resolution our director has agreed to members for fund investment in your country's stock exchange and building/ construction. I am contacting you for your consent to assist us for the investment in your stock exchange. Our company's payment for a contract executed in Ghana, West Africa was recently approved for payment and our director have deciced that we will invest this fund in your country as soon as the transfer is concluded.
What we require from you now is your consent to assist us for the investment, so that the fund for investment will be transfered to you.
Before transferring the fund for our investment in your country to you, we will have to sign agreement as well as to know the terms and conditions.
You know that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, because it is not an illegal transaction and it is not a secret transaction or money laundering.
Looking forward to your positive response in this joint venture for investment in your country, so that we can discuss in details for the joint venture.
Thanks and regards,

Mike Pouillac.
Mandate's Mr. Somsak Wanjai
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