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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: "Mr. Mike Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikeadams00923@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 03:21:30 -0700
Subject: Very Important from Mr. Mike Adams

Dear prospective partner,

My name is Mr. Mike Adams. I lived and worked in Aleppo, Syria for many years. I had to fly back to London because of the raging war. Presently I am working as a Consultant.

When I was working in Aleppo, Syria, I made a lot of friends both in business and politics. While I was working there, I happen to be a family friend to a highly devoted Muslim and a disciplined Diplomat named Mohammed Al Ali. He was a very close friend to my company Chairman their due to political affiliations. Mohammed Al Ali worked with President Assad before he defected and joined in the Free Syrian Army Group. He was also very close to the President of Syria.

Why I am sending you this mail is because this man's first wife has just informed me that the man has been killed and they are trapped in the raging war in Syria. All his children and wives have gone underground because of fear of being killed too. She told me that her late husband left the sum of $50million in favour of her and her four children and the fund is deposited in a financial institution in Europe.

She told me to help and get a trustworthy person who can assist her to secure the release of these funds and place it in a good investment platform that could sustain the family. Do you have a sound financial back ground with which to secure the release of these funds without attracting any attention? If your answer is yes, please contact me to enable me give you full details on how we can execute the transaction. Upon receiving your positive response, we shall discuss your obligations and benefits.

I look forward to hearing from you, and please if for any reason you are not in a position to assist, kindly disregard this communication.

Thank you.

Mr. Mike Adams,
Tel:+447448740875

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