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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: "Sgt. Micheal James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michealjames200@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 19:33:04 +0200
Subject: Can I Trust You

Dear friend,


I do hope my email meet you well, I am Sgt.Micheal James a U.S. Army in
Iraq . I write you this email to ask for your agreement to receive the sum
of 15 Million dollars on our behalf. My partner and I need a good partner
someone we can trust to actualize this venture. The money is from oil
proceeds and legal. And we are transferring it via the safe passage of a
diplomatic courier. If you agree,


get yourself a deal by replying to:michealjames200@gmail.com Once you
receive the funds, you are to take a reward of 30% and keep our part. If
you have good business plan, you can invest our share too. We seek your
confidentiality in this business transaction.We await your response and
wish to furnish you with more comprehensive details.


Your buddy,

Sgt.Micheal James

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