419 scam: MIKE ANDERSON GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: MIKE ANDERSON
Reply-To: <Illuminaticernter@inbox.lv>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 23:28:17 +0300
Subject: GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

ARE YOU A BUSINESS MAN/WOMAN,A WORKER IN AN ORGANISATION,SELF
EMPLOYED,MARRIED/UNMARRIED.AND YOU WANT TO BE
RICH,FAMOUS,SUCCESSFUL,EXCEL IN YOUR BUSINESS ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS,
HERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT IN
LIFE WITHOUT STRESS. THE ILLUMINATI IS WELL KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND HAS REALLY MADE GREAT IMPACT IN THE LIVE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
62% PERCENT OF PROSPEROUS AND LARGE COMPANIES ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE
BACKUP FROM THE GREAT ILLUMINATI. SECRET LEADERS WHO RULES THE WORLD
ARE WELL KNOWN MEMBERS OF THE GREAT
ILLUMINATI OF WHICH AMERICA HAS THE HIGHEST POPULATION OF MEMBERS OF
THE GREAT ILLUMINATI WITH THE 3RD CHAMBER LEADER,,,,,, YOU CAN BE
GREATER AND BETTER.OUR FIRST PAYMENT TO OUR MEMBERS INITIATED IS
10MILLION DOLLARS THAT IS OUR FIRST PAYMENT

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