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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: Micheal Geoffrey <mic_geofy@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Micheal Geoffrey <temple_lard@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:21:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject:



Dear Friend,

CAPITAL INVESTMENT.


My Name is Micheal Geoffrey, I work in Shell Oil And Gas Company PLC,as an Accountant/General Pay Officer, and this is my 35 years working with the Organization, I have a few months to retired with the Organization as a Civil Servant before this Opportunity comes up and beside I have being praying for this kind of opportunity to come up before my retirement with the company, and now God has answered my prayer.

My Aim of writing you this message was that, I have an over invoice payment $45.5Million US dollars. And I need a very honest, reliable, trustworthy person or organization, who can receive the money as a partnership for investment.The sources of the money is from crude Oil Sales contract,Please if you are interested respond urgently, and give me your mobile telephone and fax numbers respectively, for more clarification.
Sincerely.

Micheal Geoffrey,
Accountant General/pay Officer.

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