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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: Silvie Michel <silviemichel@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: silvie_michelvipp@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 05:41:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greetings to you and your family in good faith.



Greetings to you and your family in good faith.

I want you to read this letter very carefully because I know you will be surprise on receiving my letter but as a servant of the living God you should known that our ways is not his ways he work in many ways and all things work out for good to those that believe in CHRIST JESUS.

I am Mrs. Silvie Michel from Kuwait I am married to Mr. Geroge michel before he died from heat attack that last for only 1 day. My late husband was very wealthy business man and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. Recently, my doctor made it clear to me that I can not live for more than one month, so now I decided to share part of our wealth, to contribute to the development of orphanages in AFRICA, ASIA, AMERICA and EUROPE for almighty God to have mercy upon my soul and my husband soul whenever it may occur. I chose you, after visiting the site directory and I prayed about it before I decided to donate part o f the funds through you to help the less privileged, I am willing to donate the sum of $ 2.5 million (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars) for the work of God. Please I want you to know that the fund is lying in a bank in Abidjan, Cote d Ivoire Once I hear from you, I'll forward you the proof and all the
information shows that the Fund will be transferred to your account without any delay. I sincerely I pray that this money when transferred to your account will be used for the purpose as I said because I came to discover that the acquisition of wealth without charity is vanity. If you are willing to help me handle this project kindly get back to me with your personal data, as listed below for I officially go to the bank here and present it as the new beneficiary of this fund.

Your full name

Your full address

Your age

Your occupation

Your phone number

As soon as I receive this informat ion from you I shall write a letter of introduction to the bank to enable the bank recognise you as my present beneficiary of this fund after that I shall give you the contact of the bank for you to contact them and instruct them where to transfer the fund to you for the expansion of the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ because he lives. Always I pray that the grace of our Lord Jesus and the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family? Please for the safety of the fund leave this issue to be between you and me and the nurse taking care of me in the hospital that I will be sending to the Bank to submit your data that you will send. May God bless you as you do your work. Please if you can not be able to handle this project kindly let me know urgently to enable me look for some one else that can handle this project immediately because I can not figure what to happen to me for the next minutes and it
is not good to abandon this fund in the bank while there are many children suffering, homeless children are uncountable.

I await your urgent reply soon.

Your sister in Christ.
Mrs. Silvie Michel

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