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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: Alfred Michael <delivery@yousendit.com>
Reply-To: alfred.michael41720@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:24:22 -0700
Subject: RE


alfred.michael41720@hotmail.com has sent you the following via YouSendIt

Good Day,

I am Alfred Michael,a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney/sole executor to a national of your country,herein after referred to as my client who died in a car crash with his immediate family in east London on the 21st April 2007.He left a deposit of (£8.7 million GBP) your consent is needed to present you as the next of kin since you have same last name,I have documents that would confer you the legal right for claim,we share the money,50% to me 50% to you.Send me your Phone number via this my alternative email address (alfred3.michael417ts@hotmail.com) so we discuss on this transaction.

Best Regards,
Alfred Michael(Esq)
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