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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: "Miss.Maryn Alain" <maryn_alain@yahoo.ie>
Reply-To: maryn_alain1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 17:37:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU


FFROM MISS.MARYN ALAIN.

Dearest One,

With sincerity, Love and trust, I wish to inquire of your services to be my foreign partner / investor and my guardian to transfer and manage my money by investing in profit ventures in your country.

My name is Miss Maryn Alain. the only daughter of late MR/MRS.DAVID A. ALAIN My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive.
After the death of my mother long ago, my Father was controlling their business untill he was poisoned which he suffered and died.

Before the death of my late father MR.DAVID ALAIN on September 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan west Africa where he was admitted, he secretly called me at his bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of four million Five hundred thousand US dollars.USD ($4.5million ) he left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan,It was the money he intended to transfer overseas for investment before he was poisoned.
He also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in overseas account where the money will be save and invested wisely.

Because of the current political problem here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:

1) 1,Can you honestly help me as your my guardian to claim this fund from the bank and transfer it to any account you will provide in your country? (2) 2,Can I completely trust you as my own father?
(3) What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your care?.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.


I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please concider this and get back to me as soon as possible , if you are willing to assist me, i will offer you 20% of the total money.

As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money into your nominated account,

Then we shall move into the transfer process as i will be giving you every legal information and the bank contact where my late father deposited the money.

For the confidentiality of this matter please strictly reply me through my private mail for more information because i don't want my operasor to know my intention to leave this country as it is what my late father adviced me before he died.

Thanks and stay bless.
From Miss Maryn Alain.


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