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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: marywallacee073 <marywallacee073@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:20:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please,let me know your stand.


Hello,

I send you this email for an assistance.It may be a surprise mail but please consentrate in reading it.I know you will help me solve my problem.Note this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am Mary Wallace,twenty one years old and the only daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs. Wallcae. My father was a highly reputable busnness magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast (cote d'ivoire). It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in abroad
during one of his business trips abroad .Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just Five years old,and since then my father took me so special.
Before his death , he called me and told me that he had a sum of Five Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars kept in a safe box with a security company in Cote d'ivoire(AFRICA).

He also said that the security company does not know the content of the safe Box.He decleared it as family treasure .He declear his surviving daughter Mary Wllace as next of kin. He also told me it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by those around him. That I should seek for a
foreign partner or a foreigner in a country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money to his or her country for investment purposes.

I want you to assist me in clearing this box from the security company and then transfering the fund inside the box into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also help me use this fund for lucrative investments in his or her place. I have suffered a lot of set backs as a
result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast(cote d'ivoire).The death of my father have actually brought sorrow to my life.I sincerely desire of your humbly assistance to come out of this stressing situation. Let me also know if ,


1. You will honestly help me as your daughter?
2. I can completely trust you?
3. 20% percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?

I wait to hear from you.Thank you so much.

My sincere regards,

Mary Wallace.








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