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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: mary <marymike5050@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:28:51 -0500
Subject: MY DEAR

Hi Dear , Compliments of the day!! I hope this mail shall find you well and healthy how are you today and your work,hope fine. Please permit me to inform you my desire of going into business relationship with you. We have not met before but with time both of us will know each other better and you should understand my situation and how much I need your help. My names is mary mike, I am a single daughter of 23 age I believe and also have the feeling that in todays world, neither race, nationality nor religion will any longer posse a barrier to male/female relationships. And i also believe that age has nothing to do with true and real love relationship. What i believe honest, I am from Sierra Leone in west Africa and presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar Senegal as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country couple of years now, The rebels attacked our house one early morning killing my mother and my father during the civil war in my country may their gentle soul rest in perfect peace, I am the only one alive now then i have to ran to a nearby country which is where I'm now in the refugee camp in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR) United nation High commission for refuge knew one takes care of me here no brother no sister no parents am sharing tears every day My condition here is very hard to me the only problem i have now is how to come out of this camp and get freedom and live a better life because am in a bitter situation now i am really suffering here in the camp, I want you to help me to stand as my foreign partner so that i can seek withdrawal of the deposit from the finance company to your position in order for me to join you for the investment of the money, My Late My father deposited the sum of $ 5.5 three million five hundred thousand U.S Dollars in a security company in Dakar Senegal as family treasure. being the only child of my late father ,my name mary. in the deposit documents as next of kin. This money was realised from gold and diamonds sales my late father made when he was alife, I don't have power to receive the deposit from them because i am in the refugee camp, i want it to be transfered to you before my arrival to meet you and i want us to use the money to support our future life, As you will invest the money in any movable business of your best knowledge, and i will complete my school when i come over there, The Director of the holding firm, have promised to release the deposit by my late father in any where in the world, The Director of the holding firm, told me that my deposit will be transfer once we are ready, I need your complete information such as 1.YOUR FULL NAME:......................... 2.YOUR ADDRESS............................ 3.YOUR NATIONALITY:................ 4.YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE............... 5.YOUR CELL TELEPHONE NUMBER:............. 6.YOUR FAX NUMBER:.............. 8.YOUR Age:..................... This will help me to nominate you to the holding firm as my foreign partner that will receive the deposit on my behalf, the will transferring the deposit to your position immediately I want you to know that my involvement with you will never be in vain or for you to regret it i am pleading with you to help me out, All the vital documents will be fax to you as My foreign partner who will receive the fund for the investment. I choose you because the spirit in me had assured me you will handle it as it's your own because the inheritance is only thing left for my survival. once you revice the deposit you will send money to me so that i can be able to obtian my visa documents i shall fly over to join you immediately for the establishment of our relationship and investments of money, Please be assured that you will be rewarded for helping me as i have decided to invest the funds with you i am willing and ready to follow whatever advise you shall advise me to follow. i have to relocate immediately this asset is being transfered to you for me to settle down there under your guardiance, May God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon. Please mail me I wishing you a most divine blessing in all your endeavors. Hope to read back from you at mail, Yours Sincerely mary mike,

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