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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 Michael <drmic57@msn.com>
Reply-To: <dr.michaelarnold@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:22:40 +0000
Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?Confidenti?= =?Windows-1252?Q?al_Proposa?=
=?Windows-1252?Q?l=85?=



From: Dr. Michael Arnold
Home Address: 74A Charlotte St. W1T 4QJ London.
Occupations: External Auditor

Attn:

My name is Dr. Michael Arnold , I work as the operational manager in account management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of the prime banks here in London.. I want to disclose/release to you a business proposal of (36,759,000.00 MILLION POUNDS) in account of our late customer who died with his family in air crash leaving nobody as his next of kin.


At the conclussion of this transaction, your share will be 35% of the total transfer sum, 60% for me and my partners while 5% will be set aside for any expenses both parties might incure during the process of the transfer. The fund will be transferred to your account in two parts. I will first transfer £30,000,000.00 Pounds to your account. I will fly over to meet you after the successful transfer for sharing according to the agreed percentages. Then I will have the remaining balance of £6,759,000.00 Million Pound stransferred to the same account only after the successful sharing of the first transfer without any disappointment from your side.

I will give you the full details once I hear from you.
Thanks,
Dr. Michael Arnold.

Mobil: +447035944904
PRIVATE E-mail: arnoldmichael29@yahoo.com

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