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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 blaise <marie_blaise22@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:20:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PLEASE THIS IS URGENT


FROM MARIE BLAISE,

DEAR FRIEND

My name is MARIE BLAISE, a citizen of BOAUKI REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE. I got your contact from the Chamber of Commerce here during my search for an international business relationship. I am residing in Abidjan the capital city of Cote d?Ivoire.

In fact I worked with the ROBERT GUEI as one of his personal confidance.During
the renewed political crisis of which the he was brutally mudered by the government forces who claimed it to be the rebels who has been causing problems in my country. It was then that I moved the total sum of US $25,000,000.00 (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars) which was from the sales of
cofee and cocoa and gold that the rebels wanted to use for the purchase of amunitions before he was killed without anybody's knowdledge execpt me. I personally want to transfer the money out of Africa to oversea where I can invest this money properl y and bring up my family there.

Right now I have already discharged my assignment as a civil servant in the government seat. This money has no trace at all, that?s the reason why I waited for some time for things to calm down, before I could transfer the money out for onward use. However, I deposited the money into a bank here with the document covering the lodgement.

But I didn?t use my name to avoid trace. I have equally filled the hole that might bring scandal, so the business is 100% risk free. I have promise to gratify you with 15% of the total sum for your kind assistance, if you can avail me an account facility where I can transfer the money into.

After much we know each other sign some necessary document like agreement for both mutual understanding that if finally the money gets to your account that you can not sit on my money, or even claim more percentage than what agreed on.
This agreement must be done by you with your letter headed paper signed by you and must be notarised by your legal attach?. Once I am convinced with this lay down agreement, I will now instruct the bank to transfer the money to your account. In addition a letter of an invitation is highly needed because I will fly to meet with you as soon as the transfer is done. If you accept this proposal you are advised to send to me your banking detailsfor the transfer.

Please I beg that the information passed through must be treated with absolute confidentiality considering how I got the money to avoid trace or problem. Upon receipt of the message if you are not interested please kindly destroy. And keep to yourself do not let someone else see or you telling another
person about it for my security. In Africa here we surfer a lot so this is a great opportunity for me.
Thanks million time if you act as instructed.
Your urgent respond is highly needed for more information,
My regards

MARIE BLAISE,
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE BOX ADDRESS (k_blaise11@yahoo.ca )



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