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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: guei mariam <fmariam81961@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mariamali@katamail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:29:17 +0100
Subject: FROM MR SILVA DUEK, OF NETHERLANDS



FROM MR SILVA DUEK, OF NETHERLANDS(dueksilva@yahoo.comor dueksilva@katamail.com) Dearest one, I am the above named person from netherlands. I am MR SILVA DUEK worked with canada Embassy in NETHERLANDS for nine years married for eleven years without a child.my wife died out of this chldless fustration and am ageing 93yrsmy wife died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before her death, we were both born again christians.i have deposit , the sum of Fifteen million,four hundred thousand U.S.Dollars(US$15.4) with BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON Presently, this money is still withthe above mentioned bank and the management just wrote me email for a beneficiary as i have agreed to will the money for Gods Work, I need somebody to receive it on my behalf because am ill and ageing . My familly have beeing making attempt to kill me in other to inherite the money which they did not work for. I'am in the hospital waiting for operation on cancer of heart attack due to old age and am withmy laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for the cancerof the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have toldme that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to either Gods Work or charity Home because my relatives have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness. I cannot live with the agony of entrustingthis huge responsibility to any of them.Please,I beg you in the name of Godto help me collect the deposit and the interest accrued from the bank and distribute itaccordingly. I want a person that has God fearing, that will use this moneyon churches,orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensurethat the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth.I took this decision because I don't have any childthat will inherit this money. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wantsto serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in searching for anotherperson for this same purpose.Hoping to hear from yousoonest. Yours in Christ, MR SILVA DUEKdueksilva@yahoo.comor dueksilva@katamail.com)
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