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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: Beverly Murray <beverly_murray02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:58:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MADAM BEVERLY MURRAY


Dearest One,

You may be surprise,but it was out of my desire to share this mutual proposal with you,i got your name and address during my internet random search in chambers of commerce of foreign affair department.I apologize if this mail message does not suit your personal or business ethic.
My name is Madam Beverly Murray. A citizen of Gambia,i am married with Mr. Sherif Lawal Murray who worked with former President of Liberia Mr. Charles Taylor, he was one of the special advisers of president Charles Taylor, my husband was assassinated on the 10/08/2003 during the civil war. We were married for eleven years with only one child. I inherited a total sum of $10,000,000,00USD ( Ten Million United State Dollars) from my late husband, this money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company here in Haiti. Due to the instruction I laid down before I deposited the box,that I needed maximum security/safety of my consignment and no body can trace the where about of the box until I am ready and prepare to claim it. for this reason the security company used their diplomatic means to send the box out of Haiti to Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire where they have their underground secrete vault. This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement
as a family treasure. This means that the security company does not know the content of this trunk box that was sent from the Haiti to Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire under a diplomatic coverage for safe keeping.
My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the political crisis that is about to go on in Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire which i am very afraid that anything might happen in that country and that is way I need a trustworthy person to give this priority of shipping the box of money to any address that you think is very secure and save in your country for onward investment of the fund since my present situation is very bad for me to handle this transaction all alone due to my hart sickness,which i am even hospitalize while writing this mail to you.And also your percentage of which weshall chat on soon.
There is need for urgent action because I'm paying $50 dollars per day as a demurrage to the security company for safe keeping this consignment.I will send you the Authorization Certificate to call them in my next mail which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave me on the very day when the box of money was deposited under their company.
I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to hear from you soon.
All the best,
Madam Beverly Murray.



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