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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: "Michael Bloomberg" <longyhe@126.com>
Reply-To: <stevemark1234567@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 00:15:23 +0200
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

 
VERY IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION,
Michael Bloomberg.
 
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope
this mail finds you in an excellent condition of health. But if you do
not remember me, you have received an email from me in the past
regarding my late father inheritance multi-million-dollar business
proposal which we never concluded at that time.I am using this
opportunity to inform you that my late father inheritance which was
WILL in my name have been concluded with another Greek Merchant who
financed it to a logical conclusion.
I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of the
funds into your account, due to one reason or the other best to known
you at that time.Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trust
worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction, I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of
$5,900,000.00(Five Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars). I have left
an international certified bank draft for you, worth about
$5,900,000.00(Five Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars). cashable
anywhere in the world.
My dear friend I will like you to contact Bar. Steve Mark so that he
will send the draft to you without any delay. At the moment, I'm very
busy here in Paraguay South American, trying to invest my money with
the help of the Good Samaritan who hears my cry and assistant in the
release of my funds with the bank. Please I will like you to accept
this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.
CONTACT:======== BARRISTER STEVE MARK
EMAIL:======== stevemark1234567@gmail.com
Therefore, you should send him your full Name, telephone number and
contact address for his reference and make further arrangement with
him on how you want to receive your check.
Thanks you in anticipation for your past efforts and God bless you.
Regards.
Michael Bloomberg.
 

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