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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: "Mrs. Marian Galloway" <mariam_gall3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mariam_gall@myway.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:04:25 +0000
Subject: URGENT NEED PLS

From Mrs. Marian Galloway

I am Mrs. Marian Galloway, a liberian Citizen but presently in Calabar with
my Son and My only Daughter. I am a Widow. My late Husband who was among
those that was Killed in the recent WARRI CRISIS in his Car, as you can
confirm through this website:

http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/taylor.warcrimes/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia.1300/index.html

He deposited some money in Europe, which was just revealed to me by my late
Husband's Lawyer which he said that this Money should be invest in your
Country. According to the information given to me by his Lawyer, i want you
to help me stand and claim this amount $32.5M (US$) he deposited in private
vault in Europe.

All i need now is a reliable Person like you who can help us Claim and
invest the money. I will highly appreciate your kindness and be grateful if
my request is granted. Please kindly send your contact information to me
if you are interested so that i can givce you the contact of the Finance
House where the Money is Kept by my late Husband, to enable you put for a
claim of the money from them on our behalf.

On your acceptance my son Gabriel Galloway will give you all details as i do
not understand nor could I write english.

Thanks and God bless,
Mrs. Marian Galloway

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