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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: Angela Michaels <angelamichaels01@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:26:04 +0100
Subject: Bank Draft

Hello my good friend.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope
this mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand why
this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have
received an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a
logical conclusion.. I thank you for you're great effort to our
unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the
other best to known you.

But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund
out of my bank to my new partner's account in Paraguay that was capable
of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your sincerity,courage
and trust worthiness, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to
you with the sum of US$350,000.00.

I have left an international certified bank check for you worth about
US$350,000.00 cash-able anywhere in the world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my Barrister Frank Peters: for
the collection of this international certified bank check. I have
authorized him to release the international certified bank check to you
as soon as you contact him regarding this issue.

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which myself and the new partner are having at hand. Please I will like
you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of
my heart.

Also comply with Barrister Frank Peters,so that he will send the check
to you without any delay.

Contact: Barrister Frank Peters
Email: frankpandchambers@gmail.com

Therefore, you should send him your full Name,telephone number and your
address where you want him to send the draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment,I am very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand.

Contact him and kindly forgive me of the past.

Best regards,
Angela.

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