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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 West" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikewest933@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 20:54:00 -0400
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal.

Attention Sir/Madam.
I know you will be surprise to receive this email from me, I am the above Names Dr Mike West .I am soliciting to you a very reliable and a profitable Business proposal to you, a business that will change your life and that of your family.
I was the late Muammar Gaddafi foreign financial adviser till the very day he was killed, he trusted me so much that he entrusted me with huge amount of dollars in a private security company in Europe, I have all the documents intact, should you be interested in this proposal, please don't hesitated to respond,so that I can tell you more of this business.
I will be looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Mike West
Email:mikewest933@gmail.com

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