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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: marcel kevine <marcel_kevine@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 04:48:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM MASTER MARCEL KEVINE


From: Master Marcel Kevine
Abidjan Ivory Coast
Email: marcel_kevine@yahoo.com

Dear,
Good a thing to write you asking for your immence assistance in a financial business, though it is however not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.
I am Master Marcel Kevine, 18 years old, the only surviving Son of my late MR.& MRS R.Kevine. My late father was a highly reputable busnness tygoon-(in Gold, Diamond and cocoa merchant)who operated in entire Africa countries during his days.
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously which happened during one of his business trips abroad early september 2004.His sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by his brother an uncle of mine in collabration with his wicked collaeques who travelled with him. Only God knows the truth!

He was poisoned and was flown back home,but before his death on 20TH September 2004 he send his secretary who accompanied him to the hospital to fatch me beside his sick bed he told me in confident of having the sum of 3,500,000 US DOLLARS (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USA DOLLARS) which he deposited in one of the local banks here in Abidjan Ivory Coast.He also told me that he deposited this fund in a special account(suspence bank account) for security reasons and made me the next of kin as his only child. He also explained to me earlier before his death,that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites in colaboration of his so-called brothers and the reason for me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money to and use it for investment purposes.

After his death few days later, his burial was organised and he was buried normally, but they same uncle started making problem with me by taking away all the landed properties belonging to my father even treating to kill me, So I decided to run away from their sight to the nearby country where he deposited the money.I want you to assist me in this transaction by absorbing the money in any of your bank account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also help me how and where to use it for an investment purpose and to further my educaton which is more important to me. I am just an orphan and a victim of circumstances because my mother died when I was under age and right now residing in a refugee camp in a country (Rep.of Ivory Coast) where i don't have family nor friend and I really don't know what to do. I need help from you please. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs and my life have been miserable as a result of incessant political crisis in my country Siarre
Leone and even here in Ivory coast.The death of my Father actually brought sorrow to me.Check this link you will see what I am talking about,
http://abidjan.com/ http://allafrica.com/cotedivoire/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Dearest one,I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards .As soon as you indicate your interest I will forward to you relating documents including my picture for legal prove.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me and can offer you 10% of the total money or more as the reflect in your account?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. Finaly I hope you will treat me like your person?

Please kindly go through this and let me know of your interest immediately. So that I will give you more information on what to do, and also send you documents which I recieved from my late father concerning this fund

Thanks and God Bless you so much as I await your earliest reply or you delet this mial from your box and spare me a mail so that i will source for another one to help me please, That ifv you're not willing to help.

Master Marcel Kevine


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