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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: stellah alexandra <stellahalexandra@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:30:51 +0100
Subject: FROM STELLA ALEXANDRA.

Good Day,

My name is Stella Alexandra. I am Soliciting On-Behalf of a private
Client of my bank, who holds a Government Position in my Country and
wishes to invest some funds (US$30.5 Million) Or ( EUROS 25M ) into

any business of your choice in your country. I came across your data
via a private search.

What You Will Be required to do;

[1] Provide a bank account where the funds will be transfer via Bank
to Bank Transfer. Or arrange for the funds to be brought down to your
country under a special delivery method. Whichever way you choose.

[2] Invest and Manage the Funds Profitably on His Behalf for a minimum
of 6 years pending when he will be out of office.

[3] 30% of the total fund will be for your assistance, 5% for any
money spent by both parties, while the balance of 65% will be for the
investment

My Client is willing to negotiate Management Sharing Percentage after
the confirmation of the funds in your account. I shall expect to hear
from you urgently as this is of high Priority. I shall possibly
arrange a

meeting prior to the commencement of the transaction at the bank where
the funds is deposited. Please fill the below form and send to me when
replying.

Full Name:
Full Address:
Telephone Number:
Mobile Number:
Age:
Occupation:
Your Private Email: ( IF THIS VERY ONE IS NOT PRIVATE )
Country of Origin:
Sex:

Due to my client's reputation, we will appreciate if you treat this
matter as top confidential. Please, this email is NOT a Hoax. It is
Real.

Kindly get back to me urgently on receipt of this message through the
email for now..

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Stella Alexandra.

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