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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: <jj7@Admin616.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <mr.mikejohn2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:58:34 +0530
Subject: Secret and confidential


From The Desk of Hon: Lalu Prasad I am RJD chief Lalu Prasad ,The former B=
ihar Chief minister India. Am facing a political crisis that have effected =
my office and family and the court have sentence me to five years in prison=
. I need your help and assistant in transferring Eighteen Million Dollars i=
nto your nominated bank account. your full name and account details should =
be send to South Africa Embassy Security officer in new Delhi where the fun=
ds have be deposited for safe keeping . http://www.hindustantimes.com/india=
-news/theriseandriseandfalloflaluprasad/vip-treatment-for-lalu-prasad-in-pr=
ison/article1-1129758.aspx Am able to send you this email due to the VIP tr=
eatment giving to me but this is the very last email i can send out , I wil=
l compensate you with 30% of the funds for your kind gesture. You re to con=
tact the south Africa Embassy security officer for more details :Name :Mr M=
ike John ,Email id: mr.mikejohn2@gmail.com Thanks Hon :Lalu Prasad.

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