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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: micheal smith <msmith7326@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 05:42:20 -0800
Subject: Re:Please For Your Info


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Dear Sir/Madam,

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

I wish to use this medium to solicit your support as a foreign partner, to
assist my client and I. Presently, I work for a UK based consulting firm in
my capacity as the Operations and Business Development Manager and has been
on this job for 10 years now. I am on Commission Agreement with this company
which is not suitable for my living as far as global recess is concern; I
have given my company many customers across the globe, but got nothing to
show for it in return for my hard work and dedication.

Recently however, an opportunity came to me through a client who is a
retired bank director from the Central Bank of Republic Du Benin-Cotonou .He
is an old man of 80 years and has given me the mandate to invest the sum of
($15Millon) Only on the condition that I can manage this fund in a viable
venture for his grandchildren. But I have decided to put you as my boss in
my company that we can manage this fund for him he trust me. He has signed
an agreement for me that this fund will be in our possession for 10 years
investing the fund in any sector of economy and we have our own percentage
too.

I want to do this without the knowledge of the firm in London, and I have
also submitted a letter of resignation to my company, because if I bring
this opportunity to them again they will not compensate me. What I need from
you is that I will use your name as my boss so that this man can release
this fund to both of us, He only want to see your name as a foreigner. This
does not require any Experience from you I will do everything in the
transfer of the fund and all documentation with the assistance of the lawyer
so that everything will be legal.


PLEASE YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THIS MESSAGE. I DON’T ASK YOU FOR MONEY OR
SEND MONEY TO ME. I am only to clarify this for you to understand the
genuity of this partnership, and nothing will be done until the both of us
meet PHYSICALLY I will details you the meeting place and position of this
fund, Once I receive reply from you I will fly from united kingdom to meet
the Old man so that we can conclude things with him .

If you are intrested send this information as below:

Your full name------------------------
Your direct Mobile Number----------------
Your Address-------------------
Your Identification papers------------------
Your Age/Gender----------------------------


EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

Regards
micheal smith



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