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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: Michael Grady <mg10022@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <michgrady2@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 02:27:40 +0000
Subject: From Michael Grady I Need Your Attention.



>From Michael Grady I Need Your Attention.
P.O. Box 201 Abidjan.
Abidjan-Ivory coast.


Dear,

Pls,
I need your kind urgent attention! I am reaching you with faith to
solicit for your kind assistance to help me achieve good plan for
investment in your country, I inherited the sum of $16.7 Million
Dollars, from my late parents which I want to transfer into your safe
account. This money which I inherited from my late parents, I want to
use it for investment in your country, and also want you to help me come
over to your country after the successful transfer to your account, I
am contacting you for an investment purpose which I will highly need
your full assistance.

I will like to establish a good
relationship with you which I am desecrate in need of your Kind help to
achieve this effort. I am the only son of my late father, Chief Grady O.
Christopher. My late father was a Gold and Precious Stones
Marchant/Real State when he was Alive, He was poisoned to death by his
brothers because of land dispute, and my late mother died last 3 months
ago after suffered kidney surgical operation here. When she was on
hospital bed before her painful death, she advised me to seek for a
foreign assistance that will help me to receive this money, and for me
to leave Africa, you will help me and put this money into good
investments with fear of God as I do not have much idea or good
knowledge to manage the big money.

I am Sierra Leone National, I
will be very happy if you can be willing to help me Accomplish this plan
as I have decided to leave from Africa and come to your country and
resettle for this investment plan and my security for my better future
and also to further my education while you will be managing the business
on my behalf. So please kindly indicate your interest while I will
appreciate to feed you with more information on your response to help
me. I will like to offer you 25% of the money for your kind assistance.
If interested to help please contact me through my private email address
at ( michgrady2@outlook.com ) for more information's.

Anxiously waiting for your interesting reply!
Best Regards.
Michael Grady.


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