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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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Fraud email example:

From: mbeverly1@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:36:45 +0000
Subject: From:Madam Beverly Murray,

From:Madam Beverly Murray,
United States.

Dearest One,

My name is Madam Beverly Murray. I am a citizen of the United State of America
in God we trust. I inherited a total sum of $10 million united state dollars
from my late husband this money which is concealed in a consignment metalic
trunk box is deposited with a diplomatic shipping services keeping stored
warehouse under a secret arrangement as a personal valuable's content inside.

This mean's that the diplomatic shipping services does not know the content
of this box that was sent from the United State of America to their company
keeping store warehouse as a diplomatic coverage is money. My main purpose
of sending your this letter through this mean's is because of my condition
i needed an urgent attention and also a trustworthy person like you to give
this priority of shipping this box of money out from the diplomatic shipping
services keeping store warehouse to any residential address that you think
is very secure and save in place with your percentage of which we shall
chat on soon.

There is need for urgent action in this transaction that will benefit both
of us because I am a deaf and dumb who can not even hear or speak anything,
as i was born with this problem and i need to use from this money for my
ear operation treatment at any good specialist hospital in your place because
i am tired of my self not hearing others and also use this money for an
investment with you in your place of which you will take full control of
the management. pls, sorry for using this means to write you as this is
where i thought is secure and ok for me due to this my condition of health.
I give thank's immensely for the co-operation as I look forward to hear
from you soonest in this transaction that will benefit both of us.

Best Regard's,
Madam Beverly Murray.
United States.

Please reply me through my yahoo account thank's: mbeverly12000@yahoo.fr

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