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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: "DR. ANGEL SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amorenike31@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:56:35 -0700
Subject: Your Bank Draft Call Rev. Morenike Adams Tel:+234-8181-566-194



Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this
mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank
you for Your great effort to our unfinished transfer of your winning cheque
to you as a winner, due to logistic reasons or the other best known to you.
But I Want to inform you that I have successfully cleared the cheque to
someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this great venture.
Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the
course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to
you With the sum of $6 Million United State of America Dollars I have
authorized Rev. Morenike Adams where I deposited my money to issue you
International certified
bank draft cashable at your bank.

My dear friend I will like you to contact Rev. Morenike Adams for the
collection of this international Certified bank draft. The name and contact
address of Rev. Morenike Adams is as follows.

Rev. Morenike Adams
Telephone: +234-8181-566-194
Email: rev.morenikeadams4@gmail.com

Contact Rev. Morenike Adams at the moment, I am very busy here because of
the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand In
London. Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Rev.
Morenike Adams on your behalf to send the bank draft cheque of Six Million
United State Of America Dollars to you as soon as you contact him without
delay. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this
is From the bottom of my heart.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr. ANGEL SMITH.


Your Bank Draft Call Rev. Morenike Adams Tel:+234-8181-566-194


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