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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: marina ehouman <mar_eho2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mar_eho4@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 12:46:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Asistance



Dear Friend,

I am Mrs marina ehouman a Contractor Engineer from abidjan in cote d'ivore.My husband Name is Mr Rober died when our only child Jerry jnr ehouman was only six months old due to illness related to cancer,Due to the love I have for my late husband i decided not to marry again and take the care of my only child as a single parent.I did everything to give my child the best education and training. Jerry clement was sent to Havard University in U.S.A to study medicine but as fate will have it he died in the september 11 attack on the world trade centre as he went for shopping with his friend and that is the genesis of my problem.

Since then I have been suffering from frequent heart failure which has
resulted to me been paralysed. I have taken to every medical treatment
to see if i can regain my health but the worst happen last month when
the doctor revealed to me that there is no other medical means in which I can regain my health and the rate in which my health was detoriating
that I will soon leave the mother earth.

Moreover during my husband active days as a cocoa merchant made a lot of money totalling about $6.5 million US dollars but the unfortunate thing was that I have transfered this money to a security company in europe in 1998 due to frequent political instability in my country pending when my son will graduate from the university to take care of it but he never lived to inherit the fund.

Now, since I have lost everythig I lived for, my husband,my only child, and my health, I have now decided to give this money out to semptember 11 2001 victims charity organisation, churches or other charity organisations.I am now looking for a trustworthy foreigner which I will transfer this money to his/her care and who will help accomplished my aim of reaching and helping the september 11 victims.

Finally,15% of this fund will be giving to you for your kindness and help.

Please contact me if your are interested in helping me towards my contribuition to humanity with the above Email mar_eho2@yahoo.fr

1,Your full name and address

2, First page of your scanned international passport copy

3,Your phone and fax numbers.

Thank you for your concern towards helping the less privilege ones.
Mrs marina ehouman


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