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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: "Mildred Harrison" <milldred@myself.com>
Reply-To: harrisonml@kimo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:12:29 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: Re: Reply.




Dear Sir/Madam,

How is life in general? My name is Mildred Harrison operation manager
Exxon Mobil Corp. My colleagues and I needs your partnership to front us
on Foreign Investment urgently considering our esteem position, we're
drillers and we have achieved a lot which must not be disposed in our
names to avoid hitches.

I am obliged to seek your kind assistance on setting Partnership
Investment with the provision of $47,300,000.00 while you stand as the
company CEO, but before then we must have secrete agreement embedding the
commencement so as to avoid problem in future. It will be very nice if you
have company whereby the funds will be wired into your company account as
investment funds. We intend to establish Oil Well in your Nation which we
have necessary equipments to commence and it may interest you to know that
such investment hardly depreciate.

Sequel to the above, if you are interested then kindly send the below
required information for immediate commencement of this transaction:

Nature of Business:
Full Names:
Complete Address
Cell Phone number:
Fax number:
Company name: (if any)

Hopefully we will achieve success within three (3) working days hence
reply urgently with the above required details for immediate commencement
of this promising transaction. Thanks in anticipation of your prompt
positive response hence reply to my private email: col.mildred@yahoo.com

Stay bless,

Mildred Harrison
093.813096


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