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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: Jean Michael <jean1michael@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:24:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Regards To You And Your Family,


From Mr Jean Michael,

Please ,I saw your name and your email address on the net while searching for someone who will help me in this transaction,
So after going through your profile i decided to contact you.My Name is Jean Michael,19 year old,the only son of late Mr and Mrs Alfred Michael,from Cote d'ivoire.
Please i want to relocate to your country where i can settled down happily and further my education,and i want to request for your assistance in both resettlement in your country and my inheritance fund which i inherited from my late father.
The money in question is (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand U.s Dollars).And i have decided to invest the money in your country Netherland under your care and guidance,while further my education,
And I will be gladly to give you 10% of the total sum for your assistance,after the fund are claimed from the security company and transfered to your country Netherland.
God bless you as i wait to hear from you for we to proceed.
Regards ,
Jean Michael.


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