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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <danmary@jmail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:18:52 +0000
Subject: DANIEL & MARY



DANIEL & MARY#20 NELSON MANDELACRESCENT RANDBURG
JOHANNESBURGSOUTH AFRICA.

Attn: (WE NEED YOUR HELPFUL ASISTANCE)

I Daniel and my sister Mary may wish to know if we can entrust in you in helping us to receive the $35mUSD (Thirty Five Million United States Dollars) our parents had with a Financial Institution here before their untimely death by the assasins.

Our Father was a know politician and was assasinated alongside with my mother Carol on a good sunday morning on their way to the church and since then all has not been the same for us because our uncles has been looking for a way to frustrate our effort not to succed in life just because i have failed to let them know anything regarding the money.Please dear If it is your wish to help us receive our money and keep it safe in your account,I and Mary will be very happy indeed and will immediately to apply for the relaese of our transcript in the school so that we can come over and further our Education.

Dear if this is possible for you .Can you assure us of the underlisted, when you receive this money as our Beneficiary,so as to enable us complete our Education in your country.

1,Securing a 2 rooms apartment for I and Mary,which we shall pay for.
2,Helping us investing on a profitable business and aswell guiding the affairs of any investments the both parties will invest on as the managing director on our behalf.
However we shall be very happy if you can come down here in South Africa so that after the release of the money to you by the bank we shall be going back to your country together to further our Education which is our first priority in life then the investments follows under your care and supervision. Please just bear in your mind that if you can assist us this situation at this point when we needed it most we shall be ready to accept any financial reward you may request from us.

Thanks in hoping for your helpful suggestion & your kind response.

Yours Sincerely ,
Daniel & Mary.

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