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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: "Miss MARIAH" <mariah_2005@box.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariah2005@box.az
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:24:21 +0200
Subject: Dearest One,can you be trusted

Dearest One,
I am mariah Obasanjo,from Nigeria my father(President Olusegun Obasanjo)my mother want in Spain for an operation and apparently died of complications. she was a businesswoman and she is the first lady of NIGERIAN.The websites below is a verification of the news about his death: Last Updated: Sunday, 23 October 2005, 13:33 GMT 14:33 UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4368806.stm (My Mum) for security reasons fled from Nigeria after before his death, made a number of deposit with her bank in EUROPE. Now i'm seeking an honest individual who can receive the money as my true husband to invest it on my behalf. my interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms relationship. I also wishes to place part of the fund in your company, if your country?s bi-laws allows foreign investment. You may contact me for more details via my e-mail address(mariah2005@box.az) with your reference. The terms of recompense for this ven
ture are negotiable.Your quick response to this letter will be appreciated.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek for your assistance to transfer our cash of (7.5 Million United Stated Dollars) (7.5,000,000.00) now in the custody of a Security Company In Europe to your private account pending our arrival to your country.

My Late Mother had already made arrangement for his family, my little brother and myself to be evacuated to Europe, with our personal effort,Which was latter shattered As a result of My Mother Death.My Mother deposited the Fund with a Security Company as Family Tresure Box,for the safe custody until after the rulingship of my father obasajo.

Now, my brother 14 years old and myself are alone in nearest Country SENEGAL DAKAR suffering without any care or help.
Our only hope now is in you and the fund deposited the Security Company In Europe,The security company Did Not Know The contact of the Box deposited as Family Tresure By My Mother.
To this effect, I humbly solicit for your assistance in the following ways.
To assist me claim this fund from the Security company In Europe as the beneficiary. To Claim this Fund in your name and to your country and to make good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country, and you will be the caretaker, and also to secure a college for my little brother and myself in your country to further our education. And to make arrangement for our traveling with you to your country after you have transferred this fund.
Most importantly, We Need Trust and Honest person who is willing to help and do his possible to claim to fund from the Eurpean Security company.

You can send me mail for more information,i'm only seeking for my dream husband only.that i will call my yours in dream.looking forward to hear from you.
Bye MARIAH


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