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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: MARY DANIEL <marydaniel002@myway.com>
Reply-To: mary_daniel02@walla.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:39:26 +0400
Subject: FROM MARY DANIEL


Greeting Sir
Your contact came to me through an internet research for
a foreign assistance,
I am Miss Mary Daniel, the daughter of a respected
politician in Gabon Central Africa, the politician who died recently in
Paris. Since his death and even prior to the announcement, I have been
thrown into a state of confusion, humiliation, Frustration and
hopelessness by the the Gabon Government
I have even been subjected to physical and psychological
torture. As an arphan that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence
with everybody in the country at the moment. You must have heard over
the media reports on the discovery of some Fund in my father's secret
bank account and companies and the Allegations Of some huge sums of
money deposited by my father in my Name of which I have refuses to
disclose or give up to the corrupt Gabon Government.
In fact the total sum allegedly discovered by the Government
so far is in the tune of about $6.5 Billion Dollars. And they are not
relenting on their Effort to make me poor for life. As the African
community has no regards for women, that is my desire for a foreign
assistance. I have deposited the sum of 4 million dollars with a
security firm abroad whose name is withheld for now until we open
communication.
I shall be Grateful if you could receive this fund as the beneficiary
for easy access to be transfered to your bank , even the security firm don't
know the content of the deposited consignment to be money, because it
was deposited as family valuable.
all what we naad is to get the deposit release,before the fund will be
transfer
immediatly to the bank for save keeping and any investment opportunity
This arrangement is known to you and my personal Attorney.
He might be Dealing with you directly for security reasons as the case
may be. In view of the above, if you are willing to assist for our
mutual benefits, we Will have to negotiate on your Percentage share of
he $4,000,000 that will be Kept in your position for a while and
invested in your name for my trust.
In case you don't accept please do not let me out to the
security and international media As I am giving you this information in
total trust and confidence I will greatly Appreciate if you accept my
proposal in good faith.
Yours sincerely,
Mary Daniel

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