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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: "mageorg5@zipmail.com.br" <mageorg5@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 05:34:52 -0300
Subject: From : Mary Peter

Hello and good day

I come by this mall to entrust a subject to you which is expensive to me
and confidentiel. I have a proposal to make you. I frankly do not want
to obtain a help on condition, or to oblige you to help me for
unspecified reason. Nothing obliges you to honour this business, but if
God carries out my wishes and that you help me to regulate my problem, I
will appreciate.

I am Mary Peter, 20yrs old. I am the only daughter of Mrs and Mr. Peter
George. My father was honourable working of Diamond Gross collected on
mines extractions and also actuated in the trade of the coffee and the
Cocoa in the economic capital of my country.
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took to me so
special. Before the death of my father in a hospital, he called me on
his bedside and explained me that he deposited the sum of Five Million
dollars in an agency of security here in Ab idjan and had named me
beneficiary. He was assassinated by the unknown people during the
political disturbances. Now I decided to invest the these money in your
country or anywhere outside Africa for the political safety and reasons.

I ask for your humble understanding and for your wisdom, to help me to
transfer this money into your personal account in your country for goal
of investment and I shall come over to meet you and continue my
education:

I requires of you this help with all the fear and certain doubts for
this reason I would like that you answer me sincerely and that you tell
me the possibility of helping me to regulate my problem with your
sincerity and your honesty.

I am waiting to hear from you without negative answer, as I need the
offer of your assistance from the bottom of the heart.

God bless you.I await your response to soon.
Miss Mary

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