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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: marma mogernbo <m_mogernbo5@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 14:16:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU.


Greetings to you.

I know that this mail may look very worrying and disturbing to you as I do not know you in person but I will plead that you go through it closely and help me because I am really in need of your help at this point in time.

My name is marma mogernbo. The only one left in the family as orphan now. My late father Mr Douglas mogernbo. was shot by unknowned persons on 17th September 2002 here in Abidjan during the political crisis that claimed the life of President Robet Guei and many top government officials.

He finally gave up to ghost in a private hospital here as a result of the bullet the killers fired at him, but before his death he called me nearer and disclosed to me that he deposited a substantial amount of money arranged in a Metallic Box in one of the leading security firm here in Abidjan here which he proposed for his investment abroad.
The money is estimated to be Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars (US$10.5M) but for my safety I will not disclose the name of the security company to you until I am sure that you are ready to help me.

On my close study of the receipt of the deposit, I found out that it was made in 2001 and my name was registered as the next of kin/beneficiary being the only child. However, I will be glad if you can present yourself as my guidian and foreign trustee so that the security company will release the consignment to you then you will transfer it to your country and make necessary arrangements to move me out of here to your country to continue a new life and complete my education there while you carry out the investment in any profiatble venture.

I have avoided disclosing this to any one for fear that the killers of my late is yet unknown to me. Indicate your acceptance and assurance to help me so that I will give you contact details of the security company for you to verify and demand the release of the consignment to you on my behalf as my foreign trustee. And if you cannot be able to assist me, please do not disclose this information to anyone for my safety.

I await you urgent response. May God bless you.

Yours sincerely

Miss. marma mogernbo.



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