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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: "mrsmarvis smith" <mrsmarvissmith1@g.pl>
Reply-To: fedexcourierexpressjp@walla.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:30:27 +0100
Subject: This Compensation is For You and to Help the Less Privileged,


*This Compensation is For You and to Help the Less Privileged,

Please use this money as a compensation for you as to help the churches and
less privileged. Greetings to you and your family in the name of God.

In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your
contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided to
Compensate you in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs Marvis
Smith. I'm a 65 years old woman and from LONDON UK. I was a merchant and
owned two businesses in London and Dubai. I was also married with two
children.

children died My husband and two in a car accident six years ago. Before
this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I live for,
I never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of my
family, I have found a new desire to assist
helpless families.

I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes. I have also
donated some money for humanitarian needs in Europe and Africa , Namely
Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil, Spain, Austria, Germany and some
Asian countries. Only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of
properties and livelihood people in Canberra, Australia through fire.

I was moving with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this
contribution on assisting people over there, I am sending this compensation
amount of US 800.000.00(Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to
you through FedEx Courier Express In Africa With Contact Name Pastor James
Williams to send it to you as soon as you have contacted him.

Contact FedEx Courier Express Now For your Compensation on there contact
information's
below:
Pastor James Williams
FedEx Courier Express
Phone: 00229 939 879 25
Email: fedexcourierexpressjp@walla.com*

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You Can Reply me On This Email Below
Mr Carl Marx
Emails: **marvis_smith789@yahoo.com.ar<http://fr.mc269.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=marvis_smith789@yahoo.com.ar>
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