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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: "test" <test@luminergie.com>
Reply-To: anderson.02maco@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:51:46 -0500
Subject: Business Invesment



Dear ,

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction.this is by
Virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top
secret.Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make one
apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that all will be well at the
end of the day.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you.It may surprise you
receiving this letter from me.Since there was no previous correspondence
between us.My name is Mr.Mike Anderson an Accountant tolate Mr.Khan My Purp
ose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left behind by my
late client,to avoid it being confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Bank where this fund valued (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars)deposited by my client before his death.

The Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account
will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury.So
far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to this man has proved
abortive.Hence,I have contacted You.I am actually asking for your consent to
present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/Beneficiary of my Late client's
fund,since you have the same last name with him ,so that the proceeds of
this account can be paid to your account.

All the legal documentation to back up your claim as my client's Next of Kin
I shall provided them.All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us
achieve this transaction.

I wish to point out that I want 10% of this money to be shared among the
charity Organization,while the remaining 90% is shared equally between
us.This transaction is entirely risk free.I will use my position as the
personal Accountant to guarantee the successful execution of this
transaction.Please if you are interested get back to me Upon your response.I
shall then provide you with more details.

The intended transaction will be executed under a Legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.However.If this
business proposal offends your moral ethic,do accept my sincere apology.

If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me,kindly get back to
me with your interest for further explanations.

kindest Regards,
Mr.Mike Andeson

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