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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: mireille <mireillegaillard38@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: mireille02@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:22:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Investment Proposal From Haiti





Dear Sir,



For proper introduction my name is, Mrs. Mireille Micha Gaillard, Wife of late,Micha Gaillard of Republic of Haiti, My husband was a human right activist he fought for the freedom of common Haitian from the military dictatorship and was considered to be an opposition party by the ruling government, he was the spoke person to the Fusion Social Democratic Party F.S.D.P in Haiti, until 12 January 2010 when earthquake stroke the country, on that day he was attending a meeting at the ministry of justice complex in port-au prince there he sustained injury and later died after one and half day been on 14 January 2010 as a result of the injury he sustained before he died he wrote his will to my son as follow:

Dear Son



I wish to draw your attention to a deposit I made on your behalf with a security firm in UK in case, you know that death is inevitable, deposited the sum of thirty two million five hundred thousand USA dollars ($9.5musd) with a security firm in Abroad in your name for nobody earth can claim the fund but you all the reelected document for prove of ownership are with your mother on your presentation of the document the firm shall realest the fund to you.



You should solicited for a reliable foreign partner whom will assist you to claim the money and invest the money into profitable investment outside Haiti where the Haitian will not have access to the investment as you know my present stand with the ruling government, take good care of your mother and your younger brother.

With the above letter you could understand that the life and future of myself and my children depend on the fund, for now I and my children are in UK as asylum seeker the financial law of the country do not allow asylum seeker such huge amount of sum, I prayed for God to direct me and my children to the right person, my son has gone to the security firm with the required document and they have agreed to realest the fund to him, it was through our search that yield us your email address through email directory.



Myself and my children has interest to invest in, Estate, buying and selling of new cars I and my children has agreed to offer 30% of the total amount or make him or her life partner, if it interest you to assist us out please get back to me as soon as you receive this letter, the modalities on how to transfer the fund to you will be convey to you once we establish trust and confidence,



Yours sincerely,



Mireille Gaillard

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