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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: "marylene Geyi" <geyi_marylene@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:27:49 +0300
Subject: From: Marylene


Dear One,

Greetings, Please let this complain touch you because i am in need of
your assistant now.It is true that i do not know you and i have not
set my eyes on you before. I am Marylene the only dauther of late ( Mr
Wilfred Geyi ) right now i am in ( Ivory Coast ) which is my country
but no one knows my where about only my late fathers lawyer who was
incharge of all my inheritance from my late father.

Please this is why i am contacting you, I have the sum of ( $5.6
Million ) in a bank here which i want you to assist me to transfer in
your country for an investment. It was my late father who told me to
look for a reliable foreign partner of my choice who will assist me to
transfer and invest this money for my bright future before he died (
may his soul rest in paffect peace ). So please i have nothing if not
this money for my bether future and i am going to impose my trust in
you believing that you will never betray the trust. I’ m strongly
believe that in a situation like this God will always provide a good
person.


This is to let you know exactly why i contacted you. I think that as
we continue this project we will get to know each other very well also
you will know every information that you need to know from me
concerning this project.For your assistant i will like to give you (
20% ) out off the total amount. All i am begging from you is your
sincere assistant and protection since i am a girl of 20 years old (
an orphan )Promise me that you will take me as your own dauther,

I promise to respect and take you as a father/mother as well.Thank you
and may God bless you and your family, i am looking forward to hear
from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Marylene Geyi

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