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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- michealalfred111@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- is non-negotiable. reply me via my private email;michealalfred111@gmail.com best regards. hon.micheal alfred address: #142 rue du (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Hon.Micheal Alfred <michealalfred111@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:37:10 +0000
Subject: Greetings ,

Greetings ,

Peace be unto you, I know my mail might be a surprise
to you but never mind because I am contacting you in good faith.
However, accept my sincere apologies if it doesn't meet your personal
ethics. Let me begin by introducing myself properly to you,I am
Barrister Alfred Michael, A personal attorney to An Late.Engineer George
,I Hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident
that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both
families.

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over
funds belonging to one of my client who bears your surname. This client
of mine was a companion to former Libyan President Muhammar Gaddafi and
Gaddafi was useing him to run transactions globally and the bottom line
is that my client was assassinated in Libyan. Iam his personal attorney.
My purpose of contacting you is that my late client deposited funds
valued at (US$9.6million) with (150kg of Gold) with finance institution
before his death without an heir apparent, NEXT OF KIN, or mbeneficiary.
I will like to present you as the NEXT OF KIN to my lateclient in order
for you to lay claim to the aforementioned funds and gold.

I
solicit your cooperation and assistance. For this, I need your murgent
assistance in transferring the (US$9.6million) with (150kg of Gold) to
your account within 10 or 14 banking working days. This money has been
dormant for years in the finance institution without claim. I want the
finance institution to release the money to you as the nearest person to
our deceased customer I don't want the money to go into government
treasury as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I am contacting
you so that the finance institution can release the money to you as the
NEXT OF KIN to the deceased customer.

Please I would like you to
keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not
interested. Upon receipt of your reply, Iwill give you full details on
how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 40%
of the above mentioned sum while 60% will be for me, if you agree to
handle this business with me. I am expecting your urgent respond
immediately. please be advised that the confidentiality of this
transaction is non-negotiable.

Reply me via my private email;michealalfred111@gmail.com

Best Regards.

Hon.Micheal Alfred
Address: #142 Rue du Ankanfu, Lome-Togo
Email.michealalfred111@gmail.com

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