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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: "mike morgan" <info@gibe.org>
Reply-To: mikemorgan867@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 07:04:45 -0000
Subject: contact me if you are intrested

Greetings, Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise since we
have not met. Permit me however with

dispense of honor and respect that I humbly make this appeal to you, with
the understanding that any facts or

opinions expressed in this letter are given in confidence and solely for
your personal information and use. Due to

skepticism as regard so much happening over the internet, which is also
the only medium this message can be conveyed

to you confidentially, but If it does not interest you kindly disregard
this mail, but if it does makes sense to you

I open to do business with you in trust and in sincerity.

My names are ,mr mike morgan, I’m the chief auditor here at the bank, I
got your email address from a business

network agency here in London were I have employed their service to seek
for a reliable foreign partner that I can

entrust and partner with in making this a success without hitches. I was
assured that you’re very capable and honest

to handle the magnitude of this transaction.

Few yrs. ago, I used an unclaimed fund {$100 million USD} whose owner has
died 23yrs ago and no one has come to claim

the money. I secretly invest the fund in a high interest program with
Swiss bank; it ran for 7yrs and the capital

fund made a profit of $10million USD. Currently the interest program has
been stopped, and the capital returned to

the bank vaults.

I’m seeking your sincere partnership in moving out the interest, obtained
to the tune of $10 million USD made from

the program. The profit is currently lodged in an escrow account in the
bank here in London, I would like to put you

forward as the beneficiary with guidance to pull the interest incurred
from the program, and transferred out of

United Kingdom to you there in your country. All that is required is to
name you as the beneficiary, also providing

all necessary legal documentation needed for the bank to approve the fund
to be transferred out to you in your name.

Before funds can be transferred to any bank account of your choice there
in your country.

I am contacting you today, because trust is involved here. I will need
you to partner with me and provide an account

where I can wire transfer this fund and as soon as possible. Once this
fund is been successfully received in your

account, I would be flying over to meet with you. We shall both split
equally 50% of the money transferred to your

account. This transaction is 100% risk free as I legitimately acquired the
fund so there is nothing to be afraid of.

If this proposal finds your interest, I urge you not to hesitate in
contacting me as soon as possible on my private

Email :(mikemorgan867@outlook.com). As I have promised you there are no
risks involved in this transaction. I can

provide you with documentation of the high interest trading regarding this
transaction for your perusal. Thanks You

Kind Regards
Name,mr morgan
Tel: +447-937-440104 OR +447-937-440151


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