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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: Annie Michel <annie.michel1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: annie.michel2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 14:55:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Good day and God bless.




Good day and God bless.

Am so delighted in writing you today. My name is Miss. Annie Michel, I am an orphan child living in Avenue 14 Rue 16 Treichville. I want you to help me relocate, my fund and well being to your country for good. I learnt in your country they have good schools and masters , so i will like to continue my education there in your country, to Gods glory.

I will like to bestow my trust and confidence on you for the safety of my life and fund, i have the sum of $6.5 million dollars deposited in the bank, i can use in managing my life in future. The only thing i need from you to help me, look for a good university with amenity to start my study in sciences. and secondly i need your bank account information¢s to move the fund into, so that immediately after the transfer i will make an arrangement on how to come over to your country to begin a new life and destiny.

Once i hear from you based on my request, i will send you my photo in which you will use in recognizing me during my arrival in your country airport.

God bless you, as you come.

Miss. Annie Michel

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