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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: marie alma <mariealma05@att.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:27:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject:




Greeting From Miss Marie Edward



Dearest,



Good day to you.



How are you doing over there my dear, I hope that you are feeling so fine and

healthy. Well, my name is Marie Edward Almaleeq from South Sudan through the

Asisstance of our pastor i was able to change my passport into Cote D'Ivoire

.

I am a young pretty single girl; I hope that I will match your type, if you

can give me the chance. I would like to know you better, since religion, distance

and age doesn’t matter to me.



I will send you my picture for you to see how I look like. I know you will be

surprise when you will receive this letter on how do I got your Email ID, but

I don’t want to be afraid, well I got your Email ID through Yahoo Google Search

after I have pray for two weeks to Almighty God to show me an honest and

sincere person who will help me out in this situation I am into here in Sudan

as result of Refugee Camp. And God review to me that you are the right person

who can help me out.



However, I hope you are feeling fine? I am cool over here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. As I said earlier my names are Marie Edward Almaleeq, I am from South Sudan in Africa and presently I am residing in the refugee camp here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire as a result of the civil war going on in my country Sudan.



My father Dr. Edward Almaleeq was the former Minister for SPLA Affairs and

Special Adviser to President Salva Kiir of South Sudan for Decentralization

before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed my parents.

Iwas the only survivor of the family since I was the only child of my parents

and I managed to make my way to the nearby country Cote D'Ivoire where I am

leaving now.



I would like to know more about you. Your likes and dislikes, your hobbies

and what you are doing presently. I will tell you more about myself in my

nextmail. Please I also want to know how you look like, so please send me your

picture. Kindly get back to me, so that I will tell you more about myself and

for us to discuss urgent business proposal.



Before the dead of my Daddy he deposited the sum of Fourteen Million Five

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($14, 500, 000, 00 Million Dollar) in the bank here

in Cote D’Ivoire. And now I am in Cote D'Ivoire and I have informed the bank

about my plans to claim this money and the Branch manager of the Bank whom I

met in person told me that my father's instruction to the bank was the money

will be release to me only when I am married or present a trustee who will

help me and invest the money overseas.



They told me that I cannot withdraw the money here in Cote d’Ivoire due the

law guiding in their bank, and they also told me to look for a foreign

partner

who will stand on my behalf as my Husband or Trustee before the money can be

released and transfer to he or her. You will have 30% of the total money by

helping me remaining money will be managed by me with your help in any

business over there in your country, since I am still young to manage the money alone.

In this regards I will like you to contact the bank immediately after I

receive your response I will send you the bank contact for you to contact

them.



hence you are assuring me that you will not cheat or betrayed me, you will

tell them that you are my Husband or my Trustee and that you want to know the

possibilities of assisting me transfer my ($14.5 Million Dollars) deposited

by my late father of which I am the next of kin to my father’s account.

Hoping to hear from you soonest,





Yours Faithfully



Miss Marie Almaleeq.

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