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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: Mike Nasri <mikenasri03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mikenasri01@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:10:13 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


URGENT ASSISTANCE




 




I AM MR MIKE NASRI THE CHIEF AUDITOR INCHARGE OF
FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT OF CENTRAL BANK AND I HAVE HAD THE INTENT TO
CONTACT YOU
OVER THIS FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WORTH THE SUM ($7.4Million USD) FOR OUR
SUCCESS.THIS IS AN ABANDONED SUM THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR BANK FOREIGN

CUSTOMERS WHO DIED WITH HEART RELATED DISEASE ALONG AGO.









YOU HAVE THE
ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY TO CLAIM THE FUND HENCE YOU ARE A FOREIGNER AS SOON
AS YOU
REPLY, STEP TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO FINALIZE THIS TRANSACTION  IMMEDIATELY
WOULD
BE DECLARED TO YOU.I EXPECT YOU'RE URGENT COMMUNICATION.









YOURS
SINCERELY




MR. MIKE NASRI








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