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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: leen mary <leenmary8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 05:33:51 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?RnVuZCBmb3IgaW52ZXN0bWVudOKAj+KAj+KAj+KAj+KAj+KAjw==?=

Dear Sir,

I got your contact information from a reputable business/professional
directory of your country which gives me assurance of your legibility as a
business person.

I am Mrs.Mary Leen, a citizen of Nigerian and a financial consultant. I
represent the interest of a client whom as a result of the sensitive nature
of the position he occupies under the present government in Libya,
following the recent political problem in their country wishes to relocate
his funds to your country and secure it from freeze..

I am making this contact with you from London on the strength that my
client need an individual such as you, who will be willing to receive money
on his behalf abroad, and invest this money for making profit in accordance
with the Foreign Direct Investment Regulations in your country.

Your role as a trustee/ partner will be to devise the necessary business
plans there in your country based on your knowledge of the domestic economy
in your country. To oversee the day to day management of the business that
will be established there in your country with this capital Sum of Twenty
five Million United States Dollars(USD$25,00000)

The establishment of this joint business venture with the above mentioned
fund will be carried out in a manner consistent with the prevailing
international laws and that of your country guiding such an investment.

Please contact me back immediately if you are interested.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs.Mary Leen

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