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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: =?UTF-8?Q?=4D=69=6B=65=20=44=75=72=62=61=6E?= <mike_u1@walla.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:15:43 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?=49=20=41=4D=20=57=41=49=54=49=4E=47=20=46=4F=52=20=59=4F=55=52=20=52=45=53=50=4F=4E=53=45=2E=2E=2E=2E?=




ATTN:


Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail. My name is Mike Durban, General

Manager Accounting of DTAA Diamonds. I got your contact on my confidential search on the internet of your country data base in the

search for citizen of your Country, that should stand as my foreign partner on the claim and joint utilization funds of my late partner,

Micheal Thomas who co-owned this company before his death in 2010.


In his business account lies the sum of Nine Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand Euros (Ђ9,965.000.00). He has no heir to claim the

funds, Further investigations proved that he lost his wife and only child back in the year 2000. I have contacted you as a foreigner to stand as my trustee and foreign partner to enable me present you

before the bank as a distant relative of Mr Micheal to facilitate this fund ownership change in your favor and immediate transfer into your

account, pending  my visit there in your country for sharing and utilization between us and the bank manager, I also want to reassure

you that every step on this fund transfer is free of any risk and it will be carried out under strict legal process that will protect you

from any  breach of the law.


Once funds have been successfully wired to your account, Find below how the funds will be split.


40% should be for you as my partner, considering the essential role that you will play in this transaction.15% is for the bank manager who

will take care of the bank process. 40% is for me as the initiator and I will confidently hand over to you all the essential documents on this very contract that the payment is

lying unclaimed in the bank, you will also guide me on the investment of this my share into real estate there in your country. 5% should be for hidden expense reimbursement that should be incurred

on the legal actualization of this project in your favor.


However, before further details of this laudable transaction will be revealed to you. I must be convinced of your integrity, transparency

and honesty, Kindly fill out the details below.


Full Name:

Current Address:

Phone Number:

Brief information on your profile, this should include your age,

marital status and nature of Job.


This is highly, business transaction that requires someone with experience, exposure and more than average means of livelihood. Please

treat this transaction as strictly confidential.mail me here (acrobatshore@yahoo.co.jp)


Yours Truly,

Mike Durban.



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