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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: "MISS MARRIAM KAGEME!!" <marria02_kageme@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 15:04:22 +0100
Subject: WE ARE HOMELESS PLEASE ACCORMODATE US BY ASSISTING US!!!!!

Hello Dear am Miss MARRIA Kageme And My Brother EDEN,
Pease i dont know how you fill if i might ask you to voluntier your self to assist us me and my Brother
To Stand for us in the security Company where our Late Father Deposited som vault of money before he died.

We lost our parents in our country in Rwanda in crisis they where modered by onknow faces So we are now in Senegal where we beign housing by some members of St Dominic Catholich Catholic Church.
So i have contacted the security Company they stated to me that first i most have whom will speak for us,
Secondly we most have some one who will invest with the money after they have release it to us.

So Dear am using this honour to know For the sake of God almighty if you can Volutier your self by Speaking to us in the firm.
We have all the Covering Pepers with me so if you can i will like you to contact me back mail box(marria02_kageme@yahoo.ca)
So i look forward to hear from you soon.
Stay Bless and God bless you and your Family.
Miss MARRIAM.




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