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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: mag_savimbi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:20:52 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20NEED=20AN=20ASSISTANCE?=


DEAR, SIR/MADAM
COMPLIMENTS OF THE MOMENT. MY NAME IS MARLON KARIN PAUL.
THE PERSONAL AID TO EX-PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, CHARLES TAYLOR, CURRENTLY
LIVING IN ASSYLUM IN A NEIGHBOURING WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY.

AS THE PERSONAL AID TO THE EX-PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, THERE IS A FUND LODGED
WITH A FINANCIAL HOUSE IN SOUTHAFRICA AND BY THE REASON OF MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE THEN GOVERNMENT IN POWER, I AND ONLY I ALONE KNOW ABOUT THIS FUND
ASIDE THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE EVERY NEED TO
CHANGE
THE STATUS OF THESE FUNDS FOR SAFETY REASONS. I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR
COOPERATION TO HELP US CHANGE THE DEPOSIT STATUS OF THIS FUND. THE PRINCIPAL
SUM HERE IS $20.5M.
THIS MONEY IS MY REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU AT THIS TIME. I MAY NOT KNOW
YOU BEFORE NOW, BUT I COULD BE LUCKY TO MEET IN YOU, SOMEONE WHO WILL NOT
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CiRCUMSTANCES ON THE GROUND TO CHEAT.
WHEN THIS MONEY IS SUCCESSFULLY CLAIMED, THERE COULD
EQUALLY BE THE NEED FOR YOU TO ASSIST ME IN INVESTING PART OF THE MONEY
IN CAPITAL AS I WILL NOT WANT TO KEEP SAVING IT WITH FINANCIAL OR SECURITY
HOUSES.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU CAN BE REST ASSURED THAT IT WILL WORTH ALL YOUR
EFFORT. I HAVE EVERY INFORMATION THAT WILL ARM YOU IN THE EVENT THAT YOU
WANT TO ASSIST ME IN SAFEGUIDING THIS MONEY. I AM ONLY APPEALING TO YOU.
I WOULD BEG OF YOU NOT TO REPLY TO THIS MAIL IF YOU
ARE NOT SOMEONE I COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS WITH. THE PREVAILING SITUATION
MAKES IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME ACCOMPLISH THIS PERSONALLY, HENCE
MY CONTACTING YOU AND THE EALIER
WE REMOVE IT FROM ITS INITIAL DEPOSIT STATUS, THE BETTER FOR US. I WISH
YOU ARE A VERY KIND AND HONEST PERSON.
WHEN I HAVE YOUR EXPRESSED AND GENUINE INTEREST TO
ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION, I SHALL WITHOUT HESITATION, FURNISH YOU
WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS
YOU MAY NEED TO CARRY IT OUT. AND WHEN I FEEL SAFE WITH YOU, WE COULD DO
MORE BUSINESS. WE SHALL TALK OF YOUR PERCENTAGE AS WE MOVE ON. AND LASTLY,
WE SHALL RESTRICT THIS TRANSACTION VIA
E-MAIL jk123jk2@yahoo.com FOR SECURITY REASONS,
BUT YOU COULD LET ME HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBERS SO THAT
AT THE SLIGHTEST OPPORTUNITY I HAVE, I COULD GIVE YOU A CALL TO AT LEAST
KNOW YOU BETTER.

THANKS IN ANTICIPATION.
YOURS SINCERLY
MARLON KARIN PAUL







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