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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: Mikael Platini <mikaelplatini@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:34:09 -0700
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE URGENTLY NEEDED


My name is Mikael Platini. I am the Human Resources Director of
US-LIBERIAN CHARITY ORGANIZATION here in LIBERIA

We have limited countries where our organization are.Due to the good
work of our organization we
have some numerous donors in America, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago. And due to
the highly request of our
organization in Trinidad and Tobago,we have decided to extend
our organization fully into
the continent of America Australia,Trinidad and Tobago and Europe.By so doing,we are
searching for reliable
persons/companies who can act as a REPRESENTATIVE//RECEIVING OFFICER
for us.He/She will act as
medium between our numerous donors and us in their established area
Most of our numerous donors will be making payments to us through you
in the form of Certified
check,bank draft,cashier checks,western
union,and wire transfer.But whichever option that they opt for,you
would be entitled to 10% ten percent.


Please provide me with your contact details.
1.Full Names_________________________________________
2.House Address______________________________________
3.State:_____________________________________________
4.City:______________________________________________
5.Zip-code:____________________________________________
6.Phone Number________________________________________
7.Country_______________________________________________
8.Occupation_____________________________________________

I will also need any form of your ID scanned and sent to me just for
the purpose of
identification.

I will forward this to our numerous donors who are willing to make
donations and will notify you
now and then as to when exactly you should look out for them.

There are also some donors that request to make direct deposits into a specified.

email me on: mikaelplatini@hotmail.com


Thank you as we await your further response.
In Trust And Good Faith
Mr. Mikael Platini (HRD).

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