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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: Mary Mark <may2003mark@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: mar_1mark@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:54:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Sister Mary Mark.


Dear Beloved One in Christ,

I Am Mrs. Mary Mark From Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.

I am married on 1981 to Mr T.Williams Mark. who worked with Cote d'Ivoire Embassy in United Kingdom for seven years before he died .

We were married for nine years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both kind and generous to mankind. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.5Million(Four million and Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with a storage/Finance firm in London.

Even though i was sick but to my greatest surprise last week when i went for medical checkup and my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem.

Having known my condition after much prayers I decided to donate these funds to a good organization or a compassionate individual irrespective of the religion or denomination that will utilize this money for the helping the mankind in the way I am going to instruct here in.

I want you to use this funds for motherless, orphanages, less privillaged widows and the handicapped people in way of propagating the desire of my late husband inspiration to ensure that mankind is helped and cared for especially in Africa. I know too well that it is a great task that is why I set 30% of the total money for your personal use while you account to GOD for the rest 70%.

The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that grivet than the one recieveth,even natural law made it clear too.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives cannot abide to this instructions more so they will inherit the landed properties and other valuables, I don't want my husbands hard earned money to be misused in a way he did not wish it to be.

I don't want in a situation where this money will be used in lavish way instead of using it in inspirations of helping mankind, since is the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.

I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I may not need much telephone calls unless on appointments in this regard because of my health, and because of the presence of my husbands relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply my lawyer will contact you Please make haste to vested me in London and I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I need your prayers always because the lord is my shepherd.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord most serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Note, this most be kept confidentially from eyes and hears of my husband family even friends. Please all arrangements have been made to get a loan of 65,000, which is equal to $120,000 for all the expenses we will inure in this transaction.

Please you will be expected to visit me in London by this month ending or first week of next month for us to start the transfer of the fund to your account after due knowing of each other and good understandings.

Reply me and Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Mrs Mary Mark.



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