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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: "marie ahmed" <m_arie01@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:06:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MISS MARIE AHMED


FROM MISS MARIE AHMED=20
01 BP RUE 14 ABIDJAN COTE D
IVOIRE.

=20
DEAREST ONE,
=20
GOOD A THING TO WRITE YOU. I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU-THIS HOWEVER IS N=
OT MANDATORY NOR WILL I IN ANY MANNER COMPEL YOU TO HONOUR AGAINST YOU=
R WILL YOUR PROFILE PUSHED ME TO SEND YOU THIS MAIL,I AM MARIE AHMED 19=
YEARS OLD AND THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS MR.AND MRS.HASSAN A=
HMED..=20
=20
MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSINESS MAGNET-(A COCOA AND OIL MERC=
HANT)WHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST DURING HIS DAYS.IT IS S=
AD TO SAY THAT HE PASSED AWAY MYSTERIOUSLY IN FRANCE DURING ONE OF HIS =
BUSINESS TRIPS ABROAD ON THE 24TH.NOVEMBER. 2003.
=20
THOUGH HIS SUDDEN DEATH WAS LINKED OR RATHER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN MAS=
TERMINDED BY AN UNCLE OF HIS WHO TRAVELLED WITH HIM AT THAT TIME.BUT GO=
D KNOWS THE TRUTH!MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS JUST 4 YEARS OLD,AND SINCE =
THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL.
=20
BEFORE HIS DEATH HE CALLED THE SECRETARY WHO ACCOMPANIED HIM TO THE HO=
SPITAL AND TOLD HIM THAT HE DEPOSTED THE SUM OF THE SIX MILLION,THREE H=
UNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.(USD$6.300,000) DEPOSITED IN A SUS=
PENCE ACCOUNT WITH ONE OF THE LOCAL BANKS HERE IN ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST I=
N FAVOUR OF ME AND I WILL LIKE YOU TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YO=
UR ACCOUNT.
=20
NOW I AM JUST 19 YEARS OLD AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY D=
ON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF SET BACKS=
AS A RESULT OF INCESSANT POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN IVORY COAST.THE DEAT=
H OF MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT SORROW TO MY LIFE.I AM IN A SINCERE DES=
IRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS. YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDE=
AS WILL BE HIGHLY REGARDED.

DEAREST YOU WILL NEED TO HELP ME PROVIDE A GOOD ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUN=
D WILL BE TRANSFERED IN YOUR COUNTRY.AFTER WHICH I CAN JOIN YOU IN YOUR=
COUNTRY TO COMPLETE MY UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.
=20
NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK THESE FEW QUESTIONS
1. CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME AS YOUR SISTER?
2. CAN ICOMPLETELY TRUST YOU?=20
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU=
AFTER
THE MONEY IS IN YOUR ACCOUNT?
=20
PLEASE,CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.THROUGH MY=

PRIVATE EMAIL BOX THANK YOU SO MUCH AND MAY GOD
BLESS US.=20
=20
=20
YOURS SINCERELY ONE,
MISS MARIE AHMED


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