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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: "Dr. Mike Bank" <prashant@teleswitchgears.com>
Reply-To: dr.mikebank@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 20:16:18 +0530
Subject: I hope to hear from you soonest




Sir,

I am Dr. Mike Bank , the special adviser to Sambo Dasuki who was brought to
the secret police headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday after he was accused of
awarding "fictitious and phantom contracts" please visit the site below for
more stories

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34973872
http://news.yahoo.com/high-profile-arrests-over-nigerian-fake-arms-deals-201
738702.html

"The arrests made are in connection with the arms contract scandal."

I am presently in the USA, i want to remain anonymous for now, i am in
possession of Twenty Million United State Dollars, i want to invest this
fund in any viable business of choice with your help,

I want to solicit for your assistance to invest this fund with me, please
if you are interested then kindly send me the followings , Your full Names
/ Your contact address/ your Direct cell phones / then occupations and Age

I shall forward you the details of the fund that is in a bank here in the
USA, I HAVE GONE INTO HIDING EVER SINCE THE ARREST BEGAN

I hope to hear from you soonest

Regards

Dr. Mike Bank



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