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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 sinko" <msinko23@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: msinko27@voila.fr
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:50:43 +0000
Subject: hope to hear from you,

hello dear,
I am writting this letter with due respect and heart full of tears
since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through your profile that speaks good of you. I will so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situatio
n now.I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Miss Mairam Johnson a 23 years old girl from Liberia,the only daughter of Late Johnson sinko a respacted personal during the leadership of president Charles Taylor who is now in exile after many innocent soul were killed ,My father was killed by government of Charles Taylor in June last year,he accuse my father of coup attempt.

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek you assistance
in the area of my future investment and also for a helping hand over
some huge amount of money in my possession. This money is Four Millon
five Hundred Thousand dollars is deposited some years ago by my father he made me the sole beneficiary.I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim,to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well. As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well known to you,if I am given the opportunity to do so. Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to me.
you can also contact me at, msinko27@voila.fr
Thanks and remain bless
Yours Mariam.






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