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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: "Dr.Mike Adam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidtorch0@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 15:24:30 -0500
Subject: THE REWARDS OF YOUR HONESTY

Dear Friend.

It is my pleasure to reach you after our unsuccessful attempt on our investment. Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds for invest on charity in your country, thought it didn’t work out as planned despites the efforts and some money you contributed and spent then” during the struggle for the money to be transferred into your account.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Cayman Island Mr. Fernando Alvaro Gomez. Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the Lady Accountant who works with the Federal Reserve Bank in USA and she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully.

In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me in receiving the funds, I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $1.850, 000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty thousand United States Dollars which is now 10% because your names was used on all the legal documents that facilitated the successful into the Cayman Island partner .This is from my own share. I did this simply to show appreciation to you for your kind support and assistance even though we could not succeed due to some unforeseen circumstances and reason.

Presently, I am in Cayman Island for investment project with my own share under the advice of my partner. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring these funds despite the fact that we could not succeed. I will be sending you e-mail from time to time to know if you have received your share or not. In the light of the above, you are therefore, to contact my former personal assistance , Mr. David Houdonou Torch ( david.houdonou@onet )

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy together after all the suffering at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here in Cayman Island because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. So feel free to get in touch with “David Houdonou Torch”on how the $1.850, 000.00 will reach you

With My Best Regards
Yours Faithfully

Mr. Mike Adam
Barriter at Law
Mr. Mike Adam
PhD


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