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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.Margerate Ayii" <ayii31@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:35:10 -0500
Subject: Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ,

Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ,



My name is Mrs Margerate Ayii,I am a widow and a mother of three all girls.
I know you will see my letter to you as an embarrassment considering the
fact that we

do not know ourselves. I plead with you to be patient with me
Ezekiel 25:17 says,


The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the
selfish and

the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good
will,

shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his
brother's

keeper and the finder of lost children.



I feel very please to contact you for some SAVE OUR SOUL assistance. I live
in

Cotonue Benin with my children; my late husband was a loving, caring and
hardworking

business man who died unfortunately in a ghastly auto crash.


Before the sudden death of my beloved husband, and father of my daughters,
my late

husband intended to establish a business in the United States of America
with the sum

of $11.1 Eleven million,one hundred thousand United States dollars, but
unfortunately,

he died before this proposed venture. Following his death, his family
members insisted

that I am not entitled to his property (Assets and money).



Since I am a woman, and my offspring's all girls, as I do not have a male
child for my

husband. Well, according to some barbaric traditional laws here in Benin
Republic

(Africa) which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's property, as they
are

expected by tradition to take over the management of his business and other

properties including myself who automatically becomes a CUMCUBINE to one of
his

immediate brothers.



Unfortunately to this wicked family members, the $11.1 million one hundred
thousand

united states dollars which my late husband intended to use in establishing
a business

in the United States was deposited in a Security Company unknown to his
family .I am

the only one aware of this money, I want this money personally, so that I
will be able to

take care of my children's educational needs since my husband's family
members

vehemently opposed the furtherance of their education.



So I contact you now to assist me transfer this fund to your bank account
for safe

keeping.
As soon as I get your positive response, I shall provide you with all the
necessary detail

for this transfer. However, I have decided to give you 15% of the total sum
as a reward

for your sincere assistance,while 5% will be set outside for any expenses
that we might

incur in course of the transfer,and the remaining 80% of the money will be
for my

investment, as I will want to keep aglow my late husbands dream of investing
in real

estate.

To indicate your interest to assist me,send through my email, your personal
details,

including your contact information for easy communication. Thanking you for
your

anticipated response,
Mrs Mrs Margerate Ayiii

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