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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: "marcel b" <marcel_better@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:58:56 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS(MARCEL.L@PERSONAL.RO) THANKS. FOR
YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
DEAR BELOVED,


I AM MARCEL BODGAND,I AM 56 YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF ROMANIA, BUT I AM
RESIDING IN SOUTH AFRICA. I WAS BORN AN ORPHAN AND GOD BLESSED ME
ABUNDANTLY. BUT I AM NOT A HAPPY MAN.I HAVE NO WIFE AND I HAVE NO
CHILDREN. AS AT NOW I AM SERIOUSLY SICK. I JUST CAME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
BACK TO MY HOME . I AM SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER AND I HAD PATIAL STROKE
WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SPEACH. I CAN NO LONGER TALK.AND HALF OF MY BODY IS
PARALYSED. THE DOCTORS SAY I HAVE ABOUT 2 MOUNTHS TO LIVE. I SEND THIS EMAIL
TO YOU WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE MALE NURSE WHO IS TYPING MY REQUEST.

I HAVE LITTLE TIME SO I HAVE COMMITTED IT TO SPREADING MY WEALTH TOWARDS
BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR MANKIND.IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE I AM ,I HAVE GIVEN THE
MANAGEMENT US$15 MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER RESEACH
FACILITY.I HAVE ALSO MADE SOME CASH DONATIONS TO ORPHANAGE CHILDREN HOMES
IN SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA,SUDAN,AND SOME IN SOUTH AFRICA. I HAVE SUCCEDED IN
SPREADING MY LIQUID CASH TOWARDS WELL DESERVED MEANS. MY SOUL IS HAPPY. WHAT
I AM DOING GIVES ME JOY.I AM NOW SHARING MY PROPERTIES AND VALUABLES.I DONT
KNOW YOU, BUT I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY
WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.

I HAVE 8 MILLION DOLLARS (USD ) DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY DEPOSIT COMPANY IN
EUROPE. I WANT YOU TO TAKE CUSTODY OF SOME
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN DOLLARS (USD ) AND USE IT TO BUILD AND OPERATE(YOU COULD
LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO OPERATE IT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO) AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR
COUNTRY.YOU WILL NAME THE ORPHANAGE MARCEL BOGDAN ORPHANAGE HOME. PLEASE
NOTE THAT I DID NOT TELL THE SECURITY COMPANY WHAT I DEPOSITED WITH THEM, I
DEPOSITED IT AS FAMILY VALUABLE. YOU MUST FOLLOW MY WISH FOR IT WILL GLADEN
MY HEART.PLEASE IF YOU ARE READY TO CARRYOUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME THIS
INFORMATIONS.

[1]YOUR NAMES,

[2]YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,

[3]YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,

MAY GOD GUIDE US. SEND YOUR REPLY ALONG WITH YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS ONLY TO
THHIS EMAIL ADDRESS.(MARCEL.L@PERSONAL.RO) THANKS, I AWAIT YOUR QUICK
RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL.

MY WARM GREETINGS,
MARCEL BODGAND.


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