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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: office_file05@microcamp.com.br
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:31:41 -0300
Subject: contact mr frank




Dearest Friend,





I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently I'm in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share. Meanwhile,I didn't forget
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it failed us some how.





Now contact my secretary,his name is Mr. Frank EMAIL : (frankumar@yahoo.fr)
you can reach him with this phone number +229-9306-1066 Ask him to send you
the total $850.000 which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
collective efforts at that time so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Frank and instruct him where to send your check Draft to.





Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy
after all the sufferness at that time.In the moment, I'm very busy here
because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at
hand,finally,remember that i had forwarded instruction to the secretary on
your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get intouch with 
Frank  without any delay.





Best Regards,





Mr.mike ayode  





 


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