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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: pinto maji <tommy_951@msn.com>
Reply-To: pintomajialfred@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:11:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM: PINTO MAJI ALFRED


FROM: PINTO MAJI ALFRED

ABIDJAN IVORY COAST

Good Day,

I am Pinto Maji Alfred,a private and confidential consultant to Prof George Saitoti Kenya’s internal security minister and presidential hopeful, who was killed in a helicopter crash outside Nairobi on June 10/2012.

At this moment, I am in search of an agent/investment partner to assist me in the investment of $ 86,000,000.00 dollars, (Eighty Six Million United States Dollars Only)this fund the Minister deposited it in a Security firm in Valencia Spain. I will want to invest this fund in the areas of properties,energy and hotels in your country.

You will be required to assist in the movement of the fund from its present location to your area of control. If you decide to render your service to me in this lucrative venture and benefit your self, kindly send me an email, so that I can give you the modalities and we shall deliberate on your commission.

Please note that this transaction should be handled with utmost secrecy for the protection of my dead client and the immediate family that are still having a profound reputation from the current government serving in their various governmental departments.

I await your immediate response as soon as possible by email.

Yours faithfully,

Pinto Maji Alfred
Consultant

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