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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 clement <mary_cle_07@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:45:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GREETINGS TO MY BELOVED,


GREETINGS TO MY BELOVED,
How are you dear, i saw your profile today in my private search when i was looking for someone that can be trustet, i decided to contact you and i hope you will be able to assist me in this.please after reading this mail have pitty on me and write back to me for more details and how it will go.

I am. MARY CLEMENT,the DUAGHTER of Mr.JOHN CLEMENT,who was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing on a business trip. Before the death of my father on february 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seven million United State Dollars. USD($7000,000) left in one security company in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. he also told me that this consignment is been deposit in the security company as our family valeuable, and was not declear as money with the security company.is only him and i knows that the content of the box was money.

The money was deposited in a box as family valuables to avoid much
demurrage from the Security Company.

I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign
hand where this box could be transferred without the knowledge of my
wicked ones who are tactically freezing our family wealth

I am seeking for a business minded person whom I can entrusted the future of my life into his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100%
risk free and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter.

Finally, I will demand for assurance that you will not sit on this
money when it finally gets to your personal hand in your
country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, please confirm your
interest via my phone number 00225 07 74 98 31 or you reply through email.

Best Regards.

mary clement


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