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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: "Marie Sahou" <mariesahuo@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:30:20 -0000
Subject: From Marie Sahou

Dearest One,
I am Marie Sahou I’m 22 yrs , i am writing with hope and respect to send
this proposal across to you, I got your email contact on the net when I was
looking for one whom could assist me handle a project that I have decided,
I live in Abidjan the Capital city with my parents. I had a lover called
Fredrick Magrigo a Brazilian who was an international business man, he has
his base here and Thailand, we both loved our self and were planning to get
married after my education.

It was three years ago in this country that political crisis arose then he
decide that we should leave this country finally to Thailand because of
the war in the country before the day of our departing we went to a finance
and security company that will transport our important items to Thailand
and made deposit of our belongings in this we deposited a big trunk box
that contains five millions united state dollars $5,000.000. deep down as
family vital But before the day of our departure the Rebels came to our
house and killed my Husband made away with the important things remaining
in the house then after this i went and lived with my parents .

Now i have decided to leave this country finally since the country is no
more abatable with my parents and to invest this fund into any thing that
will be profitable, that is the reason why i am contacting you to assist me
receive the fund and invest it wisely i meet with the manager of the
company who has transported this box to negotiate how i can claim it but
told him that i wanted this consignment to be received some where outside
this country and the manager has promised me that at any time i bring the
person he will be releasing it to me

Now please can you provide me and my parents the three of us a place after
this consignment is been moved to you in your custody also promise that you
will not late us down when the consignment is been transferred to you?
As you responds to this mail i will send to you the companies contact so
that you will contact them for the release since your information’s will be
used for the transfer. all the documents of the deposit are in my
possession if we will be in one mind. I will offer you 15% of this money
for your assistance if you will accept.

Thanks very much and i awaits your soonest reply.
Marie Sahou
Alternative mail Address..mariesaho@latinmail.com
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