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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: "mrsmazi1 Gazeta.pl" <mrsmazi1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 11:57:46 +0100
Subject: FROM MRS MAZI NZE, I have been destined to bless you and the less privileged.


*My Dear, *
**

* I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody
you have not known before but I believe I have been destined to be of
blessing to you and the less privileged.*
**
*I am Mrs.Mazi Nze director of Benin Cement Company and widow to former
Benin counselor in Madrid Spain.I am presently in a hospital where I am
under going treatment for I have been recently been diagnosed of Cancer of
the Pelvics.*

*There is this fund ( $19.5M ) Nineteen million,five hundred thousand unites
states of America dollars which I and my late husband deposited with Bank Of
Africa, here in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. *
**
*With my health condition and because my husband and I have no children, I
am looking for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of
kin to the said amount ( $19.5M ) Nineteen million,five hundred
thousand unites states of America. *
**
*On the condition that you will take 30% of the fund for yourself, while you
will use the remaining 70% for the less privilege people in the society.
This is in fulfillment of the last request of my husband that a substantial
part of the fund be used to carter for the less privileged. *
*If this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately
through my private email address mrsmazi85@yahoo.fr *

* *
*I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time you Will receive the
fund, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as I have described
above.*
**
*I rest my words here as I look forward to your urgent and kind response.*
**
*Yours, *
**
*Mrs.Mazi Nze.*

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