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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: "Engr. Williams." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mike-ch@cpll.cn>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:30:45 +0100
Subject: Appreciation of your earlier assitance !

My Dear Friend/Partner

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail
finds you in an excellent condition of health.

If you can recall about the little assistance you gave to me in the past
regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I
am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business
has been concluded with another America businessman who assisted in receiving
this fund.

I thank you for your efforts during the process even though you did not
continue with me to the logical conclusion due to one reason or the other best
to known you at that time.

Due to the effort you showed during the course of the transaction, I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $1.700,
000.00(ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND USA DOLLARS). I have left an international
certified Bank Check of $1.700, 000.00for you cashable anywhere in the world. I will like you to contact my banker Mr. Mike Chi and arrange with him to send the Check to you without any delay. Right now I am embarking on some serious investment in Paraguay where I just bought a Sugar Factory with my
share of the funds.

The broker information for you to contact is below;

CONTACT NAME: Mr. Mike Chi
HOME ADDRESS: No. 46-Lloyd Estate, Lagos.
OFFICE ADDRESS: Equity Home PLC Lagos.
EMAIL:( mike-ch@cpll.cn )

Therefore, you should send him your full Name, telephone number and contact
address for his reference and make further arrangement with him on how you want
to receive your Check. And also send this pass code (1.7M/E-Check.No.049) in
your email to him, this is the only way he will know that I directed you to him
for your Check.

Thanks you in anticipation for your past efforts and God bless you.

Note: To avoid scams, any email you received without the consent of Mr. Mike
Chi disregards it immediately, so that you can receive your fund
legally without any hitches.

Regard
Engr. Williams.

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