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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: mary freeman <maryfreeman@hiillo.com>
Reply-To: maryfreeman4m@live.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 07:45:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


Hello  My Dear .
















































































































































I am  Mary  Freeman. from Liberia, my late father Mr Morris Freeman was
killed during the on going war in Liberia On one cold evening when we
were relaxing in our house in Hebel town in Liberia, the labels entered
my father house and went straight to his room shot him on his leg as he
was trying to escape through the fence of the house. Before they turn
to me and my sister and forced us to rape after they began to trace my
father My father was rushed to the government hospital for treatment,
it was there he now disclose to me that because he was the head of the
Finance Department of Firestone Rubber Plantation at this hour he
decide to tell me where he deposited some money in  security company Is
Only me and his lawyer know where this money was kept, please your
urgent responses is highly needed All i need is for you to help me to
transfer this money and to come over there to meet you for business
planning if you still insisted. please contact me direct to my box or
you can call me through the Reverend JOE number +221 771 499 501 and
tell him you want to speak to Mary he will send for me immediately in
the hostel to come and answer your call.
















































































































































thank you for your understanding,
















































































































































Yours faithful,
















































































































































Mary Freeman.


















































































































































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