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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: EDWARD MIKE <edwardmike002@verizon.net>
Reply-To: drpaul605@w.cn
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:35:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello My Good Friend,



Hello My Good Friend,



I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from



India.



Presently i'm in India for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. 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 in Benin Republic his name is



Dr. Paul Maduka

Email Contact: drpaul605@w.cn

Telephone No; +229, 99-93-29-26



Ask him to send you the total of $1.2 Million USD which i kept for you as a compensation for all the past efforts and



attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.



So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Dr.Paul Maduka and instruct him where to send the money to you.You are to



forward to him the following information where to send the money below:



1. YOUR FULL! NAME & ADDRESS

2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.



Please do let me know immediately you receive the money so that we can share the joy after all we have sufferred at that



time. At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects program which the new partner and i are having at



hand.



Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, So feel free and get



in touch with Dr.Paul Maduka he will send the amount to you once you contect him with your information.





Update me with email below; in_p@windowslive.com Once Dr. Paul Maduka send the money to you.



Yours Faithfully.

Mr.Edward Mike.

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