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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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Fraud email example:

From: "THEREASA MARIO" <tereasa_mario@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 20:39:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Save A Soul.


DEAREST BELOVED ,

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

>From Miss Thereasa Mario.

My name is Miss Thereasa Mario a citizen of France but we are presentely living in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire), i am the only daughter of late Mr Danniel Mario. My father and mother were very wealthy when they were both alive and healthy. After the death of my father in 1998 as a result of poisoned by his business associates which he suffered and died., long ago, my mother was controlling their business untill she became very sick with cancer of the breast.

Right now the doctors had concluded all the arrangement to opreat her for the third time in which we have spent all our life savings, in which we can not be able to come up with the money they were demanding because we do not have any source to raise any money for now because is so much that we can't afford it, so i pleaded with you sir/madam in the name of the Almighty God our lord to come to our rescue, with any amount of money to susport us; please no amount is too small to save the life of my only mother please.... due we have raise some money with the help of some churches and some other individual and organisation that God has touch their heart to assist us.

Dearest,If you can susport us with any amount of money, just reply this email and i will inform you on how to send it across to us through western union money tranfer via my name MISS THEREASA MARIO and God will bless you as you are doing so, or for fast action in this matter you can visit any WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER near by your location to send any amount to this direction below and forward to me the payment information for easy collection so that i will visit the WESTERN UNION OFFICE in this town to cash the money. I pray that the Almighty God will Guide you and protect you since you have decided to help a sick parcient who needed help in Jesus name Amen.
Beloved one i am here to let you know that a begger has no chioce and i realy beleive that this massege will visit you as a supprise packege but due to that the lord has made us to live by his grace and i also beleive that the good Lord has pupose and direct me to your contact hoping that you will not ignore my feelings and allow my mother to die.

Receivers name: Thereasa Mario
Address: bp 113 Abidjan 01.
Country: Ivory Coast - Cote d'Ivoire (Abidjan).

N/B Attach file is the photo of my mother together with his doctor in the hospital bed,pls try and contact me for any further communication through my private email address( teray_mario_59@yahoo.fr) for any more information you may need to know about my mother's health and the God shall see you through.

Our Address is bp 113 Abidjan 01 Marcory city ,My Mobile number is 22505151758 ,Pls you can always call me on this number if you want to speak with me for more details on this issue.

yours belove.
Thereasa.
My Mobile 22505151758






















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