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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: "MARLY BROWN" <brown614@msn.com>
Reply-To: sussanbrown@myway.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:30:37 +0000
Subject: HELLO DEAREST ONE


Calvary greetings in the name of God,
I am sussanbrown, am 45years old; A native of Dubai. My late father was
killed by his business associate in 2001,and during the period i married we
had a son which both of them was also killed in a cold blood a year later, I
am now afriad of showing myself out to them (Business Associate Including
members of my Family) as all are wanting to deny or kill me too. All
because after the death of my father, I inherited all his business and
wealth.

Currently, I am suffering from long time cancer of the brian. From all
indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious
that I may not live more than six months, because the cancer stage has
gotten to a very Severe stage. Infact, my personal physician told me that I
may not live for more than six months and I am so scared about this. So, I
now decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing to the well
beign of less privileged people and handicapped in the society of
Asian,which is in my place, America Europe and African Countries.

This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently
relocate from my family house to new place where I live presently due to
the preassure my family members are giving me as they want to share the
fund within themself's which i don't want. I selected you for this Purpose
and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of US$46,700,000.00
(FourtySix Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to you for
the development of the well beign of andicapped in the society and also as
aidsfor the less privileged around your country.

Please note that, this fund is currently lying in a Bank in and Europe,
therefore I will File an immediate application for the transfer of the
money in your name or your home. Please, do not reply me if you have the
intention of using this fund for personal use, than nhancement of the
comfort of the handicapped. Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying for
me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come to find out
since my spiritual rebirth lately that wealth acquisition without God in
one's life is vanity upon vanity.
Send urgently the requested information:
1)Your telephone and fax number for easy communication.
2) Your company name and address or your residencial address.
3) Your occupation and postion in place of business.
4) Your age and marital Status.

I await your urgent reply.
sussanbrown
please get back to me here:sussanbrown@myway.com,


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