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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: mabel om <mabel_om@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:26:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Thanks for your mail.


Dear Madras,
I 'm very soory for my late reply to your mail due to the sitaution of my life.
Good day and many thanks for your mail response.I am very happy for your kind promise/assurance to help me transfer my money to your account in your country,to help me invest the money in good business in your country,to help me get nice school to continue my education and to be my guardian when I come to live in your country.

I want to let you know that I have choosed only you to assist me for this transfer,and I want you to understand that I choosed you because God wants me to choose you,as I fasted and prayed to God to provide a God fearing person,a honest person that will help me in this transfer. A person that will take care of me, A person that will invest my money very well,A person that will manage my money well and a person that will not kill me to take my money, this is why I have contacted you, and I am very happy for your good response and I pray that we will live like family when I come to your country.

To start with and before I will go on to make the transfer to your account,I will like to know you fully and very well so that I will have much information of whom I am dealing with.
You know I can't just transfer my money to your account like that because I have not known you very well.This is why I have decided to build our relationship first,build trust and know ourselves much before we go on with the transfer,I am doing this because I want to be careful since this money is my only hope of future and survival as I plan to come down to your country to continue my living.

Please, I will like to have a photograph of you. Your address, Your direct telephone number and your profile generally.

I will like to know if I will be able to get nice/good schools in your country to continue my school.I will like to know if you have good area to invest this money in your country.Please give me more information about life in your country .
I want to tell you that it is the bank where my late father deposited this money that will do the transfer.The bank knows the best way.My only duty is to tell them to transfer my money to your account in your country and the will do it because they are bank.
Meanwhile, as we go ahead with the transfer ,I will give you the opportunity to contact the bank and speak with them,so that you will get all information you
want about the transfer from them.

After receiving this information from I will give you the contact of the bank.
For me, I am :Miss Mabel Omega,
I am a citizen of Republic of Liberian based in cote D'Iviore
Name of my Late father: Chief Michael Omega
Name of my Late mother: Mrs Kate Omega

My Late father was before his death,a wealthy solid mineral and cocoa merchant for over 22 years and the traditional king of my Ethnic aswell.

This is my brief data, waiting to see yours.

Immediately I receive your response,I will go on. If there are other things you will like to know about me,please feel free to ask me and I will give you the information. This is to enable us know ourselves better ,build trust and build our relationship before
I make the transfer.

I expect your urgent mail,

Thanks
Miss Mabel Asa.


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