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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: mariam Sari <mariambaby11@live.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:50:06 +0000
Subject: hope this email finds you in good health


hi dear,
May this season brings you the long lasting Happiness and Success
hope this email finds you in good health, My name is Mariam
Anthony 23 years old female, I am from Liberia Republic. My parents
died on 17th June 2014 as a result of Ebola virus Epidemic disease in
the capital of Liberia Monrovia city. My late father Dr. Anthony Badi
who was a highly reputable farmer that owned (a gold merchant) who
operated in the capital City of Liberia during his days. Before the
sudden death of my father in a hospital, he called me secretly to his
bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of $ 2,870,000.00 In The
Royal Bank. He told me that he used my name as the next of kin to the
deposit. My father told me to look for a foreign partner in a country of
my choice where I will transfer the money and use it for investment
purposes for the betterment of my future. My father told me that I
should not let any of our relative to know about this
money because
of their wickedness. That is why i have contacted you to partner with me
to transfer this money into your position, so that i will come to meet
you in your country after the bank transfer the money into your
account. I am the only survival of my late parents, i have no brother
nor sister at present, all our relatives ran away to different
countries because of the Ebola epidemic disease.
I was so
lucky enough to escaped this epidemic disease in our country Liberia
because, i was in boarding school studying in Benin Republic when the
incident occurred, it was through phone calls that i heard of the Ebola
outbreak in Liberia before i traveled back to Liberia with Ebola
protection to see my parents. I am back to Benin Republic now and i am
staying with a Missionary sister in The Fountain Of Life missionaries
home care Cotonou, Benin Republic, my condition now is not good because i
don't have anybody to help me,
if you feel like to assist me ,then
you mail me back, so that I will forward you my photos and Introduce
myself to you more, So from there we will get to know each other very
well. however i want you to bear in mind that there is only one
happiness in life, to love and be loved. i really need your help to get
this money transferred under your care so that i will relocate from
here to your country. I will present you to the bank as my Foreign
partner and instruct them to transfer the money into your account to
enable me come over to your country and plan my life with you because i
am still very young to handle such huge amount of money, so i need your
help you will also help me to invest the money in a very good business
in your country, i will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.
Email mariambaby11@live.com
Your lovely Mariam

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