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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 Walters <HalimehSamiri@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:14:21 +0000
Subject: Help My Family


Dear Sir/Madam

I pray God this message reaches you in wonderful spirit.I am making this contact with you based on trust and confidence irrespective of the fact that we have not meet before and because of the nature of the situation I found myself, I am Mike Walters the son of late former Minister Of Mines and Natural Resource during the time of Major Koromah,the former Military Head of State of the Republic of Sierra Leone,who was massacred by President Tinjani Kabbah force in their struggle to reinstate him back to power. My brother and I have been refugees here since the death of our father, because of the condition of his death.

Before the death of my father some months ago he disclosed to me some money he had deposited in my name in a neighboring country in West-Africa. The total amount of the money is $12.5 Million US Dollars all in a security vault in the West Africa neighboring country, The document regarding this consignment was handed over to me by my father before his death, I carefully searched and found the security Company where I Confirmed that the consignment were deposited for safe Keeping in their security vault in the neighboring Country. The contents were deposited as a family valuable,by Virtue of right as the son of my late father, the Security Company has accepted to release the consignment actually. I am seeking your assistance because my father has declared a record with the security company stating that his foreign partner from overseas shall be authorized to make a claim on this consignment because of his position in the government on which no name was given by my father as his foreign partner To this effect,I request to make the beneficiary of His consignment in your name as foreign partner to Claim this consignment. For your assistance, the room is Open for negotiations. This is a risk free transaction As my father deposited this valuable as a personal Belonging. In this situation every process to completely move This value may not exceed (3) working days,if your co-operation to assist is sort. I shall be very Grateful to hear from you, all documents concerning this are intact with me, please kindly reach me as Soon as possible.

Kindly provide me with the following information. my contact email:waltersm@internet.ru

Your direct telephone number and fax
Your Personal Email address contacts

Best Regards,
Mike Walters


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