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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: <mawa_dowu1948@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: miss_marwa_idowu3@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:16:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP.

Dearest one,

Hope you are fine and in good condition of health. I want you to understand that my contact with you is not by accident, It is true that we have not known each other for the first time but just getting to know one another which I strongly believe that it will take us to great relationship
financially and otherwise. Before I continue with my discussion with you, let me introduce myself in details.

I am Miss Marwa Dowu. The only daugther of my late parents Mr and Mrs.George D, Dowu. My father was a very wealth cocoa merchant in Burkina Faso, the economic capital of Ouagadougou, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on february 2004 in a private hospital here in Ouagadougou he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of five million, seven hundred thousand united state
dollars.($5,700,000.00) left in one of the security company here in Ouagadougou ,that he used my name as his only daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. he also told me that this consignment is been deposit in the security company as our family valeuable, and was not declear as
money with the security company.is only him and i knows that the containt of the box was money.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his busines associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management .
Dear,I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following way:To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 23 years. To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen days you sign if your interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,

Miss Marwa Dowu.




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