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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: tunde michael <tunde_01michael@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:16:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: information needed for real transaction


DEAR Madras House

HOW ARE YOU TODAY AND YOUR FAMILY HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU .
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL AND MAY AMIGHTY GOD HELP US TO SCALE THROUGH.

BEFORE WE PROCEED I WILL LIKE YOU TO BELIEVE AND TRUST THAT THIS IS A REALITY AND 100% RISK FREE AND ALSO I WILL LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS SECRET WITH YOU TILL THE FUND GET INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.ALSO IAM GOING TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK YOU UP IN THIS TRANSACTION PLEASE THIS IS A BUSINESS FOR BOTH OF US AND WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRASCATION IS SUCESSFUL FOR OUR OWN BENEFIT

I WILL LIKE YOU TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR FULL NAME ,YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, YOUR AGE , /FAX NUMBER YOUR OCCUPATION AND AS SOON AS I RECIEVE THE INFORMATION FROM YOU THEN I WILL TELL YOU WHAT NEXT TO DO.
THANK YOU AND MAY GOD HELP US AMEN
REGARDS
TUNDE MICHAEL










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