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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: "Mrs. Marian Galloway" <abamarian_121@msn.com>
Reply-To: hajia_190@myway.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:57:32 +0000
Subject: From Mrs. Marian Galloway

>From Mrs. Marian Galloway

I am Mrs. Marian Galloway, a liberian Citizen but presently in Calabar with
my Son and My only Daughter. I am a Widow. My late Husband who was among
those that was Killed in the recent WARRI CRISIS in his Car, as you can
confirm through this website:

http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/taylor.warcrimes/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia.1300/index.html

He deposited some money in Europe, which was just revealed to me by my late
Husband Lawyer that this Money is to invest your Country. According to the
information given to me by his Lawyer, i want you to help me stand and claim
this amount of $32.5M (US$) he deposited in private volt in Europe.

All i need now is a reliable Person who can help us Claim and invest this
money and also get us out of this refugee camp. I will highly appreciate
your kindness and be grateful if only my request is granted. Please kindly
send your contact information to me if you are interested so that i can
givce you the contact of the Finance House where the Money is Kept by my
late father, to enable you claim the money from them.

Thanks and God bless,
Mrs. Marian Galloway


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