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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: Marie Oksana <lacasadimarzapane@alice.it>
Reply-To: marie.oksana@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2014 13:42:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Bien_Aim=C3=A9_Bonjour_,?=

Bonjour
Acceptez et tolérez mon intrusion peu décente dans votre messagerie.Je ne
pourrai pas faire autrement pour m'exprimer et partager avec vous ce
que j'ai de si important sur le cœur.Lorsque parfois l'on se sent dans le
désespoir avec du dégoût à la vie, il vaut mieux se confier à quelqu'un et
espérer
qu'un miracle Divin et la providence peuvent nous arriver. C'est ce
que je vous souhaite autant qu'à moi même espérant que vous avez comme moi un
grand cœur ouvert et plein d’affection.Je suis Marie Oksana,Française de
nationalité et résidente à Londres pour des raisons de santé.Je sollicite
votre aide pour aider les diminues du monde avec un don de (Un million vingt
deux cent cinquante mille Euros) 1.250.000,00 € ..J'attends votre réponse afin
de vous donnez plus
d'éclaircissement sur
ma proposition et pour que vous puissiez savoir plus sur moi .Que la paix de
Dieu qui surpasse toute intelligence soit avec votre esprit et votre cœur.
(marie.oksana@yahoo.com.ph)
Mme Marie Oksana
======================================================
Hello
Accept and tolerate my little decent intrusion in your mail.I do
not be able to do otherwise for to speak me and share with you this
I have so important on the heart.When sometimes you can feel in the
despair of disgust to life, it is better to confide in someone and hope
only a divine miracle and providence can happen to us. It is this
I wish you as well as myself hoping that you like me a
big heart open and full of affection.I am Marie Oksana, Département
nationality and resident in London for health reasons.I am asking for
your help to help them reduce the world with a gift of (one million twenty two
hundred and fifty thousand euro) €1,250,000.00..I await your response so you
give more
for clarification on
my proposal and to let you know more about me.That peace of
God which passeth all understanding be with your mind and your heart.
(marie.oksana@yahoo.com.ph)
Ms. Marie Oksana

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